chướng ngại vật

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 障礙物, composed of 障礙 (“to hinder”) and 物 (“object”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˦˧˥ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨəŋ˦˥ ŋaːj˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [cɨəŋ˦˥ ŋaːj˨˩˨ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun edit

chướng ngại vật

(chiefly games, sports) an object that functions as an obstacle; compare chướng ngại (“figurative obstacle”)

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