cháo

See also: chao, Chao, chāo, chǎo, chào, chão, and chảo

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• chao — nonstandard
• ĉáo — very rare shorthand

Pronunciation

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Romanization

cháo (chao², Zhuyin ㄔㄠˊ)

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Vietnamese

cháo

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *caːwʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] caːw³.

Compare also Mang kacaːw⁶.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cháo • (粥, 粩, 𥹙, 𥺊)

1. rice congee; rice porridge

   Cơm gì nhão như cháo thế này!

   What kind of loose watery rice is this!? This isn't rice, it's congee!

   Làm việc thiếu quyết đoán thì rốt cuộc cũng chẳng nên cơm cháo gì.

   Indecisiveness will not produce any acceptable result.

   (literally, “When it comes to doing anything, if there's lack of decisiveness, in the end there'll be no rice nor congee.”)

See also

Derived terms

• cháo hoa
• cháo lòng
• cơm cháo