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  • 1.2 Etymology 1
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      • 1.2.1.1 Derived terms
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    • 1.3.1 Adjective
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In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also: Appendix:Variations of "chon"

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕoŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA(key): [coŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *ɟoːn.

Noun

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(classifier con) chồn • (㹠, 𤞐)

1. weasel
2. (dialectal, in translations of Chinese fictions or the Bible) fox
   • 20th century [16th century], Wu Cheng'en, chapter 79, in Phan Kế Bính, transl., Journey to the West:Bát Giới kéo thây con chồn, theo Hành Giả ra khỏi động.Bajie dragged the vixen’s corpse, and followed Pilgrim out of the cave.
   • Luke 9:58; also Matthew 8:20; 2011 Vietnamese translation from KPA version; 2021 English translation from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition […] “Con chồn có hang, chim trời có tổ, nhưng Con Người không có chỗ tựa đầu.” […] “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Derived terms

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• chồn hôi
• chồn hương
• chồn mực
• hổ báo cáo chồn

 

Etymology 2

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Compare Vietnamese chùn.

Adjective

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chồn • (𤶐, 𨀛)

1. (chiefly in compounds) dead tired; exhausted; fatigued and stiff

Derived terms

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• bồn chồn (“restless”)
• chồn chân
• chồn chân mỏi gối
• mỏi gối chồn chân

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