Chệch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”) or Teochew 叔 (zêg⁴, “father's younger brother”). Compare Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Khmer ចិក (cək).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

Chệch

(ethnic slur, derogatory) Chink

Usage notes

Seldom used in actual spoken Vietnamese, but occurs in some translation works as an equivalent of English Chink.

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