chừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”, SV: trừ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨə˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨə˨˩]

Verb

chừa

1. to leave (a portion for); to save; to reserve; to spare
2. to give up (a bad habit); to abstain from; to quit

   chừa thuốc lá ― to quit smoking