Chệch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”) or Teochew 叔 (zêg⁴, “father's younger brother”). Compare Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Khmer ចិក (cək).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

Chệch

1. (ethnic slur, derogatory) Chink

Usage notes

• Seldom used in actual spoken Vietnamese, but occurs in some translation works as an equivalent of English Chink.