nửa chừng
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨə˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨə˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨə˨˩˦ cɨŋ˨˩]
Adverb
edit- half-done; unfinished; halfway (through)
- làm nửa chừng bỏ dở ― to leave a job unfinished
- bỏ học nửa chừng ― to drop out halfway through one's course
- Thang máy bị kẹt nửa chừng. ― The lift got stuck halfway up.