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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
cữ • (𣈝 - 筥, 昛)
- a time period; time interval (especially of a weather event)
- puerperium (during the month after childbirth)
- a length; distance; stretch
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 忌 (SV: kị, kỵ). Compare kiêng.
Verb
cữ • (𬂍 - 𤯶, 𤰁, 𦝄, 舉)
- to abstain from; to avoid (a taboo)
Derived terms