chăng
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Compare chẳng.
Adverb
- (archaic) not any, not even
- 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “言志 Ngôn chí 1”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
- 盃固蔑念庒女豸
道濫昆免道濫碎- Bui có một niềm chăng nỡ trại,
Đạo làm con miễn đạo làm tôi. - I only have this one sentiment: I dare not even neglect
My duty as a child and my duty as a subject.
- Bui có một niềm chăng nỡ trại,
- (often in rhetorical questions) is it that; is it; surely
Particle
chăng
- (rare) Synonym of chăng nữa
Etymology 2
This is the form that did not undergo lenition.
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