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Sino-Vietnamese word from 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”). In Vietnamese, this word means "to subtract", while chia means "to divide".

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

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1. to exclude

   Chọn đứa nào cũng được, trừ thằng Tú (ra).

   Pick any of them you like, except for Tú.

2. (mathematics) to subtract
3. (agriculture) to exterminate (pests)

   thuốc trừ sâu ― pesticide