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chổng

verb
Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˩]Huế [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˨]Saigon [cəwŋ͡m˨˩˦] browser voice
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chổng means to tilt; to point; to upturn.

Meanings of chổng in English

Verb

  1. to tilt; to point (a side; especially upward); to upturn
    • Lần này, Leon tạo dáng chống đầu xuống đất và chổng mông lên trời như đang nhảy hip hop.This time, Leon posed by leaning his head down on the ground and tilted his butt up in the sky as if dancing to hip hop.
    • Theo đó, tư thế "chổng mông" vào màn hình của nữ ca sĩ được cho là "kém sang", "phản cảm".According to them, the posture to point the butt into the screen given by the female singer is "inelegant" and "distasteful".
    • ông nắm chân một học sinh và thả em lủng lẳng giữa không trung ở tầng 1, đầu chổng ngược xuống dướihe grabbed the leg of a student and lowered her dangling in the air at the first floor, head upside-down (pointing in reverse downward)

Words with chổng

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, chổng could be written as 𥵾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does chổng mean in English?

chổng (verb) means "to tilt; to point; to upturn".

How do you pronounce chổng?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˩]; Saigon [cəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]. Tones: chổng — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.