chỉnh đốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 整頓, composed of 整 (“to tidy”) and 頓 (“to arrange”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˩ ʔɗon˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˨ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˨˩˦ ʔɗoŋ˦˥]

Verb

chỉnh đốn

to sort out; to reorganize; to rearrange (to eliminate disorder)
Synonym: chấn chỉnh
(figurative) to regulate

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