chị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟiːʔ, from Old Chinese 姊 (OC *ʔsiʔ) (SV: tỉ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

chị (姉, 姊, 肺)

elder sister

Synonyms

chị gái

Pronoun

chị (姉, 姊, 肺)

you (used to address a married woman, or a slightly older woman)
(familiar) I (used when speaking to a slightly younger person)
(literary) she, her (used to address a married woman in her forties or younger)

Derived terms

chỉ

References

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