Chúa ơi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Chúa (“Lord”) + ơi (“calling particle”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cuə˦˥ ʔəːj˧˧]
Phrase
Chúa ơi
- (usually in translation) oh my God
See also
- lạy Chúa (“oh my God”, literally “I pray to the Lord”)
- trời ơi (“God; golly; Jesus Christ; for heaven's sake”, literally “oh, heavenly lord”)