chó
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"
Hokkien
| For pronunciation and definitions of chó – see 早 (“early; in advance; soon; long ago; for a long time; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 早). |
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (minced oath) choá, cờ hó
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *cɔʔ (“dog”). Cognate with Semai co (“dog, servant, slave”), Halang chô (“dog”), Pacoh acho (“dog”), Khmu sɔʔ and Mang θɔː¹. Compare also Khmer ច (cɑɑ, “Year of the Dog”), a borrowing from Vietic.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥]
- Homophone: Chó
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Noun
(classifier con) chó • (㹥, 𤝹, 𤠚, 𦢞, 犬)
- dog
- Chó là động vật đầu tiên được thuần hoá.
- Dog was the first domesticated animal.
- (vulgar) loại chó (má) ― scum
- (vulgar) (little) (son of a) bitch
- Thằng chó này! ― You son of a bitch!/You dog!
- Con chó này! ― You little bitch!/You dog!
Derived terms
- bọ chó (“parasitic bug”)
- bơi chó (“to dog paddle”)
- chó biển (“true seal”)
- chó chết (“damn; jerk”)
- chó cỏ (“common Vietnamese dog”)
- chó đẻ (“like a bitch”)
- chó đểu (“boor; jerk”)
- chó lài
- chó má (“dog”)
- chó ngao
- chó phốc
- chó săn (“hunting dog”)
- chó sói (“wolf”)
- chó sục (“terrier”)
- chó xù (“bichon”)
- cờ hó
- gấu chó (“sun bear”)
- húng chó
- lửng chó (“raccoon dog”)
- máu chó