giở chứng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) trở chứng

Etymology

giở (“to unfold”) +‎ chứng (“症, disease; vice”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəː˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəː˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

giở chứng

1. to fall into vice; to be corrupted
2. to be worsened; to be aggravated; to be exacerbated
3. (figurative) to act up; to misbehave