chớ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəː˦˥]

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Etymology 1

Cognate with Muong chớ ~ chở.

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) chơ
• (Hậu Lộc - Thanh Hóa) chí

Particle

chớ

1. Southern Vietnam form of chứ
2. (usually literary) do not

   Synonym: đừng

   Chớ có chỉ tay năm ngón vô mặt thiên hạ.

   Don't conceitedly point your finger at people.

Etymology 2

Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese 四 (MC sijH).

Numeral

chớ

1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) four

See also

• (numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), ^{(Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)}