Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Particle

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chớ

  1. Southern Vietnam form of chứ
  2. (usually literary) do not
    Synonym: đừng
    Chớ có chỉ tay năm ngón vô mặt thiên hạ.
    Don't conceitedly point your finger at people.

Etymology 2

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Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese (MC sijH).

Numeral

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chớ

  1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) four

See also

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(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (one), lái/nái (two), thâm (three), chớ (four), kẹo (five), mục (six), khắp/hấp (seven), bét (eight), khươm/khơm (nine), nạp/lạp (ten), (Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)