chen chúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

chen (“to jostle in”) +‎ chúc (“to bend downward”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛn˧˧ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛŋ˧˧ cʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

chen chúc

1. to crowd; to jostle; to throng; to flock; to swarm