chớ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəː˦˥]
Particle
chớ
- Southern Vietnam form of chứ
- (usually literary) do not
- Synonym: đừng
- Chớ có chỉ tay năm ngón vô mặt thiên hạ.
- Don't conceitedly point your finger at people.
Etymology 2
Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese 四 (MC siɪH).
Numeral
chớ
- (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) four
See also
(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), (Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)