chần chừ
Vietnamese
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˨˩ cɨ˨˩]
Verb
[edit]chần chừ
- to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)