Chúa ơi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Chúa (“Lord”) +‎ ơi (“calling particle”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuə˦˥ ʔəːj˧˧]

Phrase

Chúa ơi

1. (usually in translation) oh my God

See also

• lạy Chúa (“oh my God”, literally “I pray to the Lord”)
• trời ơi (“God; golly; Jesus Christ; for heaven's sake”, literally “oh, heavenly lord”)