chơ
Vietnamese
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[edit]chơ
- (North Central Vietnam) expressing contrast with the previous clause, equivalent but, than.
- Ưng tiếng Trung Kỳ chơ nỏ ưng tiếng Bấc Kỳ.
- I like Central dialect but not Northern Bialect.
- (North Central Vietnam) after chơ express doubt about the previous clause (if any).
- Chơ răng nựa!
- What else?
- Tam nên nhởi ở cươi banh chơ răng nhởi cươi tràng?
- You should play in the soccer field, why play in the school yard?
- (North Central Vietnam) at the end of a question, shows whether the assertion is true or not and you want to confirm that is correct.
- O giáo giảng bài dể hỉu chơ?
- The teacher's lesson is easy to understand, right?
- (North Central Vietnam) at the end of a statement, emphasize that the statement is true.
- Ăn chơ! Ngon ri răng nỏ ăn!
- Must eat! Such delicious food why not eat!
- Théc phẩy treo mùng chơ! Mọi đút răng!
- You must sleep under a mosquito net, or else the mosquitoes will bite.