chỉnh đốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 整頓, composed of 整 (“to tidy”) and 頓 (“to arrange”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˩ ʔɗon˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˨ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˨˩˦ ʔɗoŋ˦˥]

Verb

chỉnh đốn

1. to sort out; to reorganize; to rearrange (to eliminate disorder)

   Synonym: chấn chỉnh

2. (figurative) to regulate