giữ nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

giữ +‎ nguyên.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨ˦ˀ˥ ŋwiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨ˧˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɨ˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

giữ nguyên

1. to preserve; to keep intact; to keep things the way they were

   giữ nguyên hiện trạng ― to maintain the status quo