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Vietnamese
Etymology
From chửa (“to be pregnant”) + trâu (“water buffalo”); literally meaning "to be pregnant as long as water buffaloes", whose average gestation lasts longer than humans'.
Adjective
chửa trâu
- (colloquial, of pregnancy) overdue
- (medicine, informal, of pregnancy) postterm, postmature, at or beyond 42 0/7 weeks
References
- Nguyễn Ngọc Phượng MD (2010) “‘Chửa trâu’: Nguy hiểm cho cả mẹ và con [‘To Be Pregnant as Long as Water Buffaloes’: Dangerous to Both Mothers and Children]”, in Sức khỏe và Đời sống [Life and Health]