choán

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 篡 (“to usurp; to take control”, SV: soán, thoán).”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥]

Verb edit

choán • (𠿶)

to take up; to occupy
Synonym: chiếm

Tại hiện trường, chiếc xe tải nằm lật nghiêng, cháy rụi hoàn toàn, choán một làn đường trên Quốc lộ 1A.
At the scene, the truck was lying overturned, completely burned, occupying a lane on Highway 1A.
to usurp; to encroach (upon)

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