câu chấp
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘執 (“rigid/stubborn”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ t͡ɕəp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ cəp̚˦˥]
Verb
câu chấp
- (dated, rare) to nitpick; to quibble; to be petty
- (dated, rare) to be stubborn; to be obstinate