chiếu tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 照 (“to check”) and 將 (“the king piece”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciw˦˥ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chiếu tướng

1. (chess, xiangqi) to check; to put the king in check