chôn vùi

Vietnamese

Etymology

chôn (“to bury”) +‎ vùi (“to bury”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕon˧˧ vuj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕoŋ˧˧ vuj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [coŋ˧˧ vuj˨˩] ~ [coŋ˧˧ juj˨˩]

Verb

chôn vùi • (󱟳𣼯)

to bury; to cover (with material)
(figurative) to hide; to conceal
(figurative) to ruin; to destroy

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