chế

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Verb

chế

  1. to pour

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

chế

  1. to mock; to parody; to ridicule
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Etymology 3

From Teochew 姐 (zê2).

Noun

chế

  1. (Mekong Delta) elder sister
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Pronoun

chế

  1. (Mekong Delta) Used to address, or used by, a female who is older than the other person in the conversation.
  2. (neologism, slang, humorous) Used as a general pronoun.
    Chào các chế. ― Hello y'all. (slang)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 製 (“to make/to manufacture”).

Verb

chế

  1. (only in compounds) to manufacture; to produce
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Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 制.

Noun

chế

  1. (only in compounds) system

Verb

chế

  1. (only in compounds) to moderate; to limit; to control
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