chong

== Hokkien == == Kokborok == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). === Verb === chong to select === References === Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “chong”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎[1], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 35 == Mandarin == === Romanization === chong nonstandard spelling of chōng nonstandard spelling of chóng nonstandard spelling of chǒng nonstandard spelling of chòng ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Middle English == === Noun === chong alternative form of chaunge == Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧] === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== chong • (𤍑, 炵) (reduplication chong chong) to keep alight; to make stay lit (figurative, of eyes) to keep open; to stare (figurative) to focus (on) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Combining form ==== chong reduplicant of chóng, only used in chong chóng