cữ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

cữ (𣈝 - , )

  1. a time period; time interval (especially of a weather event)
  2. puerperium (during the month after childbirth)
  3. a length; distance; stretch

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: kị, kỵ). Compare kiêng.

Verb

cữ (𬂍 - 𤯶, 𤰁, 𦝄, )

  1. to abstain from; to avoid (a taboo)
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