chịt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 折 (“to bend; to twist; to fold”, SV: chiết). Compare chít.”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕit̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕit̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨt̚˨˩˨]

Verb edit

chịt • (折)

to squeeze; to tighten; to choke
to block; to obstruct (an opening)

Adjective edit

chịt • (折)

tight; constrictive

Adverb edit

chịt • (折)

tightly; constrictively

Derived terms edit

chằng chịt (𦁢折, “tangled; disfigured”)