chát
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chat"
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editProbably borrowed from a Khmuic language, cf. Proto-Khmuic *c₁at (“sour”) (whence Khmu cat).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit- astringent, as in the dry, almost bitter taste of tea or unripe bananas
- chua chát ― sour and astringent; unpalatable; awful
- (figurative) expensive
- Phở "mặn" giá lại "chát" nhưng mỗi ngày, bà Hà bán tới 200 bát.
- The phở is salty and the price is steep but every day, Ms. Hà sells up to 200 bowls of it.
Noun
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