chừa

See also: chua

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”, SV: trừ).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chừa • (𫫜, 儲, 徐)

  1. to leave (a portion for); to save; to reserve; to spare
  2. to give up (a bad habit); to abstain from; to quit
    chừa thuốc lá ― to quit smoking
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