chửa
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨə˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 字 (“character, to be pregnant”, SV: tự).
Adverb
chửa
- (colloquial) Alternative form of chưa (“not yet”)
- (Can we date this quote?), Nguyễn Khuyến, Bạn đến chơi nhà [My Friend's Paid a Visit]:
- Vườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.
Cải chửa ra cây, cà mới nụ- Garden's too large with fencin' too thin, hard to catch chickens.
Cabbages have not yet grown, nightshades're just buddin'
- Garden's too large with fencin' too thin, hard to catch chickens.
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