chuyền

See also: chuyên, chuyện, chuyển, and chuyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傳 (SV: truyền). Doublet of truyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.

The initial ‹ch-› here and in chuyện possibly results from a sound change insides Vietnamese, different from, and later than the one which yields ‹ch-› in chạp, chàng, & possibly also chuồng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Verb

chuyền

1. to pass to, usually by tossing, throwing, kicking, etc.

   chuyền bóng

   to pass the ball to

   bóng chuyền

   volleyball