châm chước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斟酌, composed of 斟 (“to pour”) and 酌 (“pour wine”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəm˧˧ cɨək̚˦˥]

Verb

châm chước

1. to forgive; to pardon (a person)
2. to reconcile; to accommodate (requests)
3. to relent; to mitigate; to abate (a punishment)