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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ɟoːn.
Noun
(classifier con) chồn • (㹠, 𤞐)
- (zoology) a weasel
- (dialectal, in translations of Chinese fictions or the Bible) a fox
- 16th century, Wu Cheng'en Journey to the West, Ch. 79; 20th century, Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
Bát Giới kéo thây con chồn, theo Hành Giả ra khỏi động.- Bajie drug the vixen’s corpse, and followed Pilgrim out of the cave.
Etymology 2
Compare Vietnamese chùn
Adjective
chồn • (𤶐, 𨀛)
- dead tired; exhausted; fatigued and stiff
Derived terms