chửi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, obsolete or endangered in Northern Vietnam) chưởi (with diphthongization)
  • (South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) chởi (no vowel raising)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨj˨˩˦]

Verb

chửi • (𪴾)

  1. to insult; to abuse; to curse; to scold (to use offensive or morally inappropriate language)
    chửi thề ― to swear
    Con ra ngoài chơi có tí mà ba chửi lên chửi xuống.
    I [or someone's son] have just gone out for a little while, but you [or father] showered curses on me.

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