chiêm ngưỡng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 瞻仰 (“to look at with reverence”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ ŋɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ ŋɨəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cim˧˧ ŋɨəŋ˨˩˦]
Verb
chiêm ngưỡng
- to gaze reverently at; to admire; to pay homage to