chìa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

chìa • (鈘, 鈙)

  1. short for chìa khoá (“key”)

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) xìa

Verb

chìa • (𢹌)

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