chuyền

== 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 inside Vietnamese, different from, and later than the one which yields ‹ch-› in chạp, chàng, & possibly also chuồng. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩] === Verb === chuyền • (傳, 纏, 轉, 摶) to pass to, usually by tossing, throwing, kicking, etc. chuyền bóng ― to pass the ball to (clarification of this definition is needed) a game that involves tossing balls chơi chuyền ― to play this game hòn chuyền ― any ball (usually tennis ball) involved in the game ==== Derived terms ====