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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 字 (“character, to be pregnant”, SV: tự).
Verb
chửa • (䐗, 媎, 渚, 𡤊, 𤁛, 𪦜)
- to be pregnant
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Etymology 2
Adverb
chửa
- (colloquial) Alternative form of chưa (“not yet”)
(Can we date this quote?), Nguyễn Khuyến, Bạn đến chơi nhà [My Friend's Paid a Visit]:Vườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.
Cải chửa ra cây, cà mới nụ- Garden's too large with fencin' too thin, hard to catch chickens.
Cabbages have not yet grown, nightshades're just buddin'
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