câu chấp

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘執 (“rigid/stubborn”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ t͡ɕəp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ cəp̚˦˥]

Verb[edit]

câu chấp

(dated, rare) to nitpick; to quibble; to be petty
(dated, rare) to be stubborn; to be obstinate

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