không chừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

không (“no”) +‎ chừng (“about; around; roughly”)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ cɨŋ˨˩] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ cɨŋ˨˩]

Adverb

không chừng

  1. (before the subject of a clause) probably
    Không chừng nó quên điện thoại nên không gọi được cũng nên.
    She probably forgot her phone and couldn't call.
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