chõ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Related to xỏ (“to thread”), through an affixed form.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) chõ • (祖, 𡓇, 𡊲)

  1. (cooking) a steam boiler (often for sticky rice); steamer
    Synonym: xửng

Derived terms

  • lò chõ (爐𪨚)
  • nghe hơi nồi chõ
  • nồi chõ (㘨𪨚)

Verb

chõ • (住, 𢵻)

  1. (colloquial) to face; to turn toward; to direct (one's mouth) to
  2. (figurative) to butt in; to meddle; to poke one's nose into

Derived terms

  • chõ mũi (“to poke one's nose into”)
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