Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from a Khmuic language, cf. Proto-Khmuic *c₁at (sour) (whence Khmu cat).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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chát (𨐷 - 𨐿, 𠹗, , )

  1. astringent, as in the dry, almost bitter taste of tea or unripe bananas
    chua chátsour and astringent; unpalatable; awful
  2. (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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chát (𠹗)

  1. a clang; clack; thump (sound)

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