chễm chệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “supposedly related to the obsolete chềm chễm and the rarely used chĩnh chện”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕem˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕe˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕem˧˨ t͡ɕej˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cem˨˩˦ cej˨˩˨]

Adverb

chễm chệ • (𡓢治)

impressively; majestically; imposingly