chớ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəː˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəː˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Particle
chớ
- Southern Vietnam form of chứ
- (usually literary) do not
- Synonym: đừng
Etymology 2
Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese 四 (MC sijH).
Numeral
chớ
- (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) four