chay

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cây trong họ dâu tằm

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Register: informal

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
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Sense 2

Meaning · English

(adjective) in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

theo nguyên tắc ăn uống của Phật giáo

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Register: informal

Examples

bia chaynon-alcoholic beer
Ăn chay một ngày mùng 1 thôi còn khó nói gì những việc lành khác.Eating in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles just the 1st day of the month [of the Lunar calendar] is difficult enough, let alone the other virtuous things.

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Sense 3

Meaning · English

(adjective) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đặc trưng bởi sự缺 của một số sản phẩm động vật, ăn chay

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Register: informal

Examples

ăn chayto eat vegetarian
chả giò chayvegetarian spring rolls

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Sense 4

Meaning · English

(adverb) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một cách bình thường, không đặc biệt

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Register: informal

Examples

dạy chayto teach without any pedagogic materials

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Common questions

What does “chay” mean?

(noun) Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)

Is “chay” formal or informal?

chay is generally informal.

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