chớ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Particle[edit]

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[edit]

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

Numeral[edit]

chớ

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

See also[edit]

(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)