nửa chừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

nửa +‎ chừng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨə˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨə˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɨə˨˩˦ cɨŋ˨˩]

Adverb

nửa chừng

half-done; unfinished; halfway (through)
làm nửa chừng bỏ dở ― to leave a job unfinished

bỏ học nửa chừng ― to drop out halfway through one's course

Thang máy bị kẹt nửa chừng. ― The lift got stuck halfway up.

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