chèo chống

Vietnamese

Etymology

chèo (“to row”) +‎ chống (“to punt; resist”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛw˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɛw˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

chèo chống

to row and punt (in order to move in water)
(figuratively) to cope; to endure

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