chị

chị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟiːʔ, from Old Chinese 姊 (OC *ʔsiʔ) (SV: tỉ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

chị (姉, 姊, 肺)

1. elder sister

Synonyms

• chị gái

Pronoun

chị (姉, 姊, 肺)

1. you (used to address a married woman, or a slightly older woman)
2. (familiar) I (used when speaking to a slightly younger person)
3. (literary) she, her (used to address a married woman in her forties or younger)

Derived terms

• chỉ

References