chăng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Compare chẳng.

Adverb

chăng

(archaic) not any
(often in rhetorical questions) is it that; is it; surely
- 2018 January 18, “Có hoàn cảnh văn chương nào khốc liệt như ở Việt Nam chăng?”, in Tuổi Trẻ Online‎:
  
  Có hoàn cảnh văn chương nào khốc liệt như ở Việt Nam chăng?
  Is there a literary situation as fierce as that in Vietnam?

Particle

chăng

(rare) Synonym of chăng nữa

Etymology 2

Verb

chăng

Synonym of giăng (“to stretch; to spread”)

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