chưng
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨɨŋ˧˧/
Central
/ʨɨŋ˧˥/
Southern
/ʨɨŋ˧˧/
show off
3 senses
Verb
show off
Particle
locative particle
Verb
distill
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
show off
Core Actions
To display something prominently in order to attract attention or to show off one's style.
vi Cô ấy chưng bộ váy mới nhất để đi dự tiệc.
en She showed off her latest dress for the party.
Sense 2
Verb
distill
To purify a liquid by heating it until it vaporizes and then cooling the resulting gas.
vi Người dân ở đây chưng rượu bằng phương pháp thủ công.
en Local people distill wine using traditional methods.
Particle
Sense 3
Particle
locative particle
A particle used to indicate a specific location or position within a particular place or time.
vi Đặt đồ vật chưng đây.
en Place the object in this location.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
張
Candidates by syllable
chưng
蒸（烝）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.