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)
- to capsize; to shipwreck
- (figuratively) to be shelved and forgotten
- (figuratively) to fail; to go bankrupt