chứa

See also: chưa, chừa, and chữa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 貯 (“to store/contain”, SV: trữ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨə˦˥]

Verb

chứa • (𥢳)

  1. (transitive) to contain; to hold
  2. (transitive) to shelter; to hide; to conceal (especially illicit items)

Derived terms

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