chứa

See also: chưa, chừa, and chữa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 貯 (“to store/contain”, SV: trữ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨə˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨə˦˥]

Verb

chứa • (𥢳)

1. (transitive) to contain; to hold
2. (transitive) to shelter; to hide; to conceal (especially illicit items)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chủ chứa
• chứa chấp
• chứa đựng
• nhà chứa