chấp nê

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執 (“to hold”) and 泥 (“mud/weak”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ ne˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ nej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˦˥ nej˧˧]

Verb

chấp nê

1. (archaic, rare) to be stubborn; to be obstinate