chị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟiːʔ, from Old Chinese 姊 (OC *ʔsiʔ) (SV: tỉ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

chị • (姉, 姊, 肺)

1. an elder sister

   Synonym: chị gái

Pronoun

chị • (姉, 姊, 肺)

1. I/me, your big sister
2. you, my big sister
3. (familiar) I/me, a female who's (presumably) slightly older than you
4. (familiar) you, a female who's (presumably) slightly older than me
5. you, a young-adult woman
6. (literary) she/her, that admirable/lovable young-adult woman

Derived terms

• chỉ