chướng ngại vật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 障礙物, composed of 障礙 (“to hinder”) and 物 (“object”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˦˧˥ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨəŋ˦˥ ŋaːj˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [cɨəŋ˦˥ ŋaːj˨˩˨ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

chướng ngại vật

1. (chiefly games, sports) an object that functions as an obstacle; compare chướng ngại (“figurative obstacle”)