chìa

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Vietnamese[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匙 (“spoon; key”, SV: thi). Compare thìa (“spoon”), chìa vôi.

Noun[edit]

chìa • (鈘, 鈙)

  1. Short for chìa khoá (“key”).

Etymology 2[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Southern Vietnam) xìa

Verb[edit]

chìa • (𢹌)

  1. to extend; to protrude; to hold out (one's hand)
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