chong
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of chong – see 宗 (“ancestral temple; ancestors or elders of a people; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 宗). |
Kokborok edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Verb edit
chong
- to select
References edit
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
chong
- Nonstandard spelling of chōng.
- Nonstandard spelling of chóng.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǒng.
- Nonstandard spelling of chòng.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb edit
chong • (𤍑, 炵) (reduplication chong chong)
- to keep alight; to make stay lit
- Mỗi tối lũ trẻ cũng phải chong đèn dầu lên mà học bài.
- Every night, a bunch of children also had to keep their oil lamps lit up to study their lessons.
- (figurative, of eyes) to keep open; to stare
- (figurative) to focus (on)
See also edit
- chong chóng (“pinwheel”)