chùa

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See also: chua, Chua, chúa, chuà, Chúa, chuā, and chưa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (temple, SV: tự). The adjective sense came from the notion that Buddhist temples would give out food for free.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái, ngôi) chùa (, 𫴶, , )

  1. Buddhist or Hindu temple
    chùa Một CộtOne-Pillar pagoda
    • 2015, Phong Vinh, “Ngôi đền Ấn Độ giữa lòng Sài Gòn”, in VnExpress:
      Đền bà Mariamman là ngôi đền Hindu giáo của người gốc Ấn, tọa lạc trên đường Trương Định, quận 1. Đền còn có tên gọi khác là chùa Bà Ấn.
      The Mariamman Temple is a Hindu temple of people of Indian descent located on Trương Định street, District 1. The temple is also called the Indian Lady temple.

See also

Adjective

chùa

  1. (colloquial, informal) free, uncharged
  2. (colloquial, informal) pirate (unlicensed)

Adverb

chùa

  1. (colloquial, informal) for free, without charge