chỉn chu

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “chỉn (“(obsolete) only; truly”) +‎ chu (“周, thorough; meticulous”). Some claim that "chỉn" is a non-SV reading of 只”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˧˩ t͡ɕu˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˧˨ t͡ɕʊw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˨˩˦ cʊw˧˧]

Adjective edit

meticulous; scrupulous; conscientious

Adverb edit

meticulously; scrupulously; conscientiously

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