chìa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciə˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匙 (“spoon; key”, SV: thi). Compare thìa (“spoon”), chìa vôi.

Noun

chìa • (鈘, 鈙)

1. Short for chìa khoá (“key”).

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam) xìa

Verb

chìa • (𢹌)

1. to extend; to protrude; to hold out (one's hand)