• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˩]
• (Huế)IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˦]

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FromProto-Vietic*cis(“thread”), fromProto-Mon-Khmer*ks(i)ʔ or*ksih(“string;cord;rope;thread”). Compare North CentralVietnamesechỉn,Muongchỉl.

• (North Central Vietnam)chỉn(in dialects with*-s > *-lʰ > -n^C)

(classifiersợi) chỉ• (帋,黹,紙,䊼,𥿗)

1. (sewing)thread
2. (sewing, obsolete)weft;woof

   Antonym:canh(“warp”)

Sino-Vietnamese word from只. Displacedbui andchỉn.

chỉ

1. only

FromProto-Vietic*cih(“topoint”); probably related toSino-Vietnamese word from指(“finger”).

chỉ• (扯,扺,指)

1. topoint
   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cánh đồng bất tận" chapter 2 (inCánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house

     Chị hỏi "Tắm ở đâu, mấy cưng ?". Tôichỉ xuống kinh.

     She asked, "Where can I bathe, sweethearts?" Ipointed down the canal.

   Synonym:trỏ

Word formation with distal denotation by addinghỏitone to the rootchị in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.

chỉ

1. (Southern Vietnam)she;her

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Borrowed from a neighbouring or trading language, probablyMalayci(“mace”) orTeochew錢 /钱(tsîⁿ,“mace”), ultimately fromChinese錢 /钱. Cognate withEnglishchee(“Chinese unit of weight”).Doublet oftiền.

chỉ

1. (chiefly gold or silver trading) aweightunit equal to 3.75 grams

chỉ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of止

Sino-Vietnamese word from紙(“paper”).

chỉ

1. (colloquial)clipping oftín chỉ(“collegecredit”)

chỉ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of址

chỉ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of旨

chỉ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of趾

Sino-Vietnamese word from枳.

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chỉ

1. trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)

chỉ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of芷

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