chết

See also: chet, Chet, chét, and chẹt

Tho

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ceːt.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ceːt⁷/

Verb

chết

  1. (Cuối Chăm) to die

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ceːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kc(ə)t (to die). Related to giết (to kill).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥]
  • (file)

Verb

chết (, 𣩂, 𣩁, )

  1. to die; to decease; to perish
    Antonym: sống
    cái chếtdeath
    Biết chết liền.
    Damned if I know.
  2. (figurative, of devices) to break; to stop working

Synonyms

Adjective

chết (, 𣩂, 𣩁, )

  1. dead; deceased; perished
    chếtdead fish
  2. (figurative, of devices) broken; ruined
  3. (figurative, of time) unoccupied; free; idle

Adverb

chết (, 𣩂 𣩁, )

  1. (colloquial) extremely; terribly; awfully

Interjection

chết (, 𣩂, 𣩁, )

  1. (colloquial) crap; shoot
    Synonyms: thôi chết, chết cha, chết mẹ
  2. (followed by a pronoun or kinship term) ... am/is screwed big time
    Chết tôi rồi !
    Screw me! / I am so screwed!
    Đừng ! Mày mà đi thì chết tao !
    Don't! If you go, I'll be dead meat!

Derived terms

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