chong

See also: chóng, chòng, chông, chồng, chōng, and chǒng

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of chong – see 宗 (“ancestral temple; ancestors or elders of a people; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 宗).

Kokborok

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Verb

chong

1. to select

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “chong”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎^[1], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 35

Mandarin

Romanization

chong

1. Nonstandard spelling of chōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chóng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǒng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chòng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

chong

1. Alternative form of chaunge

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

chong • (𤍑, 炵) (reduplication chong chong)

1. to keep alight; to make stay lit

   Mỗi tối lũ trẻ cũng phải chong đèn dầu lên mà học bài.

   Every night, a bunch of children also had to keep their oil lamps lit up to study their lessons.

2. (figurative, of eyes) to keep open; to stare
3. (figurative) to focus (on)

See also

• chong chóng (“pinwheel”)