chìm xuồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chìm (“to be sunk”) +‎ xuồng (“canoe”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˨˩ suəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˦˩ suəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˨˩ suəŋ˨˩]

Verb

chìm xuồng • (沉𦩰)

to capsize; to shipwreck
(figuratively) to be shelved and forgotten
(figuratively) to fail; to go bankrupt

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