chuyên chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 專注, composed of 專 (“specific”) and 注 (“to concentrate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ cʊw˦˥]

Verb

chuyên chú

1. to focus solely on; to concentrate entirely on