See also: chuông, chương, and chưởng

Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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chướng

  1. unsightly; ugly; distasteful (especially in appearance)
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Etymology 2

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to swell, SV: trướng).

Adjective

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chướng

  1. Alternative form of trướng (swollen; bloated)
    chướng bụngbloated

Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

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chướng

  1. (only in compounds) to obstruct
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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chướng

  1. (only in compounds) miasma; toxic wind
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