châm chích
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
châm (“to prick”) + chích (“to sting”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨt̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəm˧˧ cɨt̚˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- to prick; to sting; to puncture
- (figurative) to inflict a feeling of pins and needles
- (figurative) to insult; to taunt; to goad