chậu

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 18 February 2018

Etymology

Cognate with Muong chẫu.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəw˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) chậu • (𡊱, 𡎣, 𡔍, 𤭷, 𦈽, 𫵥)

  1. basin (for water); pot; vessel
    Synonym: thau
    chậu hoa ― flower pot
  2. short for xương chậu (“pelvis”)
    CT bụng chậu ― CT abdomen and pelvis
  3. (neologism, figurative, slang) lover; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend
    • 2018 January 25, “Các hot boy 'chưa có chậu' ở U23 Việt Nam”, in Ngôi Sao‎[1]:
      Các hot boy 'chưa có chậu' ở U23 Việt Nam
      The single “hot boys” in the Vietnam Under-23 Team

Derived terms

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