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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adjective
chướng
- unsightly; ugly; distasteful (especially in appearance)
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Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 脹 (“to swell”, SV: trướng).
Adjective
chướng
- Alternative form of trướng (“swollen; bloated”)
- chướng bụng ― bloated
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 障.
Verb
chướng
- (only in compounds) to obstruct
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Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 瘴.
Noun
chướng
- (only in compounds) miasma; toxic wind
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