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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傳 (SV: truyền). Doublet of truyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.
The initial ‹ch-› here and in chuyện possibly results from a sound change insides Vietnamese, different from, and later than the one which yields ‹ch-› in chạp, chàng, & possibly also chuồng.
Pronunciation
Verb
chuyền • (傳, 纏, 轉, 摶)
- to pass to, usually by tossing, throwing, kicking, etc.
- chuyền bóng ― to pass the ball to
Khỉ chuyền từ cành này sang cành nọ.- The monkey passes from one branch to another.
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