chèo chống
Vietnamese
Etymology
chèo (“to row”) + chống (“to punt; resist”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɛw˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]
Verb
chèo chống
- to row and punt (in order to move in water)
- (figuratively) to cope; to endure