châm chước

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斟酌, composed of 斟 (“to pour”) and 酌 (“pour wine”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəm˧˧ cɨək̚˦˥]

Verb edit

châm chước

to forgive; to pardon (a person)
to reconcile; to accommodate (requests)
to relent; to mitigate; to abate (a punishment)

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