chìm xuồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chìm (“to be sunk”) +‎ xuồng (“canoe”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ suəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ suəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˨˩ suəŋ˨˩]

Verb

chìm xuồng • (沉𦩰)

1. to capsize; to shipwreck
2. (figurative) to be shelved and forgotten
3. (figurative) to fail; to go bankrupt