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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匙 (“spoon; key”, SV: thi). Compare thìa (“spoon”), chìa vôi.
Noun
chìa • (鈘, 鈙)
- Short for chìa khoá (“key”).
Etymology 2
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Verb
chìa • (𢹌)
- to extend; to protrude; to hold out (one's hand)