chầu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəw˨˩]

Etymology 1

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Noun

chầu • (𠎫, 𨗛)

a soiree; party (especially with entertainers or attendants)
a session; round; bout
a period; season

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 朝 (“to attend the emperor's audience”, SV: triều). Doublet of triều and chào.

Verb

chầu • (𠎫, 𨗛)

to attend court

Derived terms

Derived terms

chầu chực (“to wait”)
chầu rìa (“to observe”)
chầu trời (“to pass away”)
chầu văn (“a type of ritual”)
trống chầu (“a type of drum”)

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