chiều

See also: chiêu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiw˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciw˨˩]
  • (file)

Noun

chiều • (, 𣊿, 𣋂, 𣎢, 𪤾, 𫠧, 𬩕) (phonemic reduplicative chiều chiều)

  1. late afternoon; early evening
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Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (towards; to face, SV: triêu, trào).

Noun

chiều

  1. the direction; course (from one point in space to another)
    theo chiều từ A đến Bfollow the direction from A to B
    theo chiều từ bắc xuống namfollow the direction from north to south
  2. a dimension
    không gian 3 chiều3D space
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Etymology 3

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Verb

chiều • (𢢅)

  1. to coddle; to pamper; to spoil
    Anh đừng có chiều nó ! Phải dạy cho nó biết quý trọng giá trị đồng tiền.
    Stop coddling her! You should be showing her how to appreciate the true value of money.
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