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Vietnamese
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a Khmuic language, cf. Proto-Khmuic *c₁at (“sour”) (whence Khmu cat).
Pronunciation
Adjective
chát • (𨐷 - 𨐿, 𠹗, 質, 貭)
- astringent, as in the dry, almost bitter taste of tea or unripe bananas
- chua chát ― sour and astringent; unpalatable; awful
- (figurative) expensive
Phở "mặn" giá lại "chát" nhưng mỗi ngày, bà Hà bán tới 200 bát.- The phở is salty and the price is steep but every day, Ms. Hà sells up to 200 bowls of it.
Noun
chát • (𠹗)
- a clang; clack; thump (sound)
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