câu chấp

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘執 (“rigid/stubborn”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ t͡ɕəp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ cəp̚˦˥]

câu chấp

1. (dated, rare) to nitpick; to quibble; to be petty
2. (dated, rare) to be stubborn; to be obstinate