Chệch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”) or Teochew 叔 (zêg4, “father's younger brother”). Compare Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Khmer ចិក (cək).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

Chệch

  1. (ethnic slur, derogatory) Chink

Usage notes

  • Seldom used in actual spoken Vietnamese, but occurs in some translation works as an equivalent of English Chink.
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