chắp vá

Vietnamese

Etymology

chắp (“to join”) +‎ vá (“to mend”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˧˦ vaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˦˧˥ vaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cap̚˦˥ vaː˦˥] ~ [cap̚˦˥ jaː˦˥]

Verb

chắp vá • (𢴇𦀪)

1. to patch; to cobble; to patch up

Adjective

chắp vá • (𢴇𦀪)

1. motley; patchy; fragmentary; unsystematic