chùa

See also: chua, Chua, chúa, chuà, Chúa, chuā, and chưa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cuə˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 寺 (“temple”, SV: tự).

Noun

(classifier cái, ngôi) chùa • (廚)

1. Buddhist monastery; temple; pagoda

See also

• đền
• miếu

Etymology 2

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Adjective

chùa

1. (colloquial, informal) free, uncharged

Adverb

chùa

1. (colloquial, informal) for free, without charge