chuông

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See also: chương, chướng, and chưởng

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Middle Vietnamese chuâng. Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: chung).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cái, chiếc) chuông (, )

  1. (music) a bell
    Chuông gọi hồn aiFor Whom the Bell Tolls (literally, “Whose Soul Does the Bell Call On?”)
    Đeo/Treo chuông cổ mèoBelling the Cat
  2. (by extension) the alarm sound of a timepiece or the ringtone of a telephone
    đồng hồ/điện thoại đổ chuônga clock/phone rings
    nhạc chuônga ringtone

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: ជួង (cuəng)