chướng

See also: chuông, chương, and chưởng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

chướng

  1. unsightly; ugly; distasteful (especially in appearance)
Derived terms
  • chướng mắt
  • chướng tai gai mắt (“unsightly”)

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 脹 (“to swell”, SV: trướng).

Adjective

chướng

  1. Alternative form of trướng (“swollen; bloated”)
    chướng bụng ― bloated

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 障.

Verb

chướng

  1. (only in compounds) to obstruct
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瘴.

Noun

chướng

  1. (only in compounds) miasma; toxic wind
Derived terms
  • chướng khí (瘴氣, “miasma”)
  • gió chướng (𫗄瘴)
  • lam chướng (嵐瘴)
  • lam sơn chướng khí (嵐山瘴氣)
  • sơn lam chướng khí (山嵐瘴氣)
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