chi dùng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chi dụng

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 支用 (“to disburse”, SV: chi dụng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

chi dùng

1. to spend; to pay out; to disburse