chú mục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 注目, composed of 注 (“to concentrate”) and 目 (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˦ mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦ mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊw˦˥ mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chú mục

1. (literary) to focus (on); to concentrate (on)
2. (literary, rare) to stare (at); to gaze (at)