chăng là chẳng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From chăng (“not any”) +‎ là (“to be”) +‎ chẳng (“not; no”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧ laː˨˩ t͡ɕaŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧ laː˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [caŋ˧˧ laː˨˩ caŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

chăng là chẳng • (庄羅拯)

(obsolete, chiefly in translations of Chinese texts) there was no one who didn't
- 見而民莫不敬 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  见而民莫不敬 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Hiện nhi dân mạc bất kính. [Pinyin]
  He is seen, and the people all reverence him.
- 1839, Tứ thư ước giải Trung Dung giải quốc âm nghĩa tăng bổ đại toàn bị chỉ (四書約解中庸解國音義增補大全備旨 "Concise Explanations of the Four Books: Explanation of the Doctrine of the Mean in National Pronunciation with Meanings, Supplementary Additions, and a Complete Compilation of Essential Points."), volume 2; page 31b
  烈𦷾麻民庄羅拯敬
  Rệt đấy mà dân chăng là chẳng kính.
  [He] is seen and among the people, there was no one who didn't respect [him].
(obsolete, chiefly in translations of Chinese texts) none other than
- 天數安排莫非前定 [Vietnamese Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 《新編傳奇漫錄》
  Thiên số an bài mạc phi tiền định. [Sino-Vietnamese]
  The arrangements of heaven are none other than predetermined.
- 1774, Tân biên Truyền kỳ mạn lục tăng bổ giải âm tập chú (新編傳奇漫錄增補解音集註 "Newly Edited Collection of Truyền kỳ mạn lục with Supplemented Annotations, Phonetic Explanations, and Collected Notes"), volume 1; page 27a.
  數𡗶安達庄羅拯𨎠定
  Số trời an đặt chăng là chẳng trước định.
  The arrangements of heaven are none other than predetermined.