chui

See also: Chui, CHUI, chuí, chúi, chuì, chùi, Chuí, chuī, chuǐ, and chūi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɥi/

Contraction

chui

1. (colloquial) Contraction of je + Contraction of suis: I'm.

Mandarin

Romanization

chui

1. Nonstandard spelling of chuī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chuí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chuǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chuì.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Swahili

chui wa Afrika

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

chui class IX (plural chui class X)

1. leopard, Panthera pardus

Derived terms

• chui milia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare North Central Vietnamese chun.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cuj˧˧]

Adjective

chui • (𨄺 - 𩠱, 𩠳, 𥩉, 推)

1. (figurative) illicit; underground; shady

Verb

chui • (𨄺 - 𩠱, 𩠳, 𥩉, 推)

1. to duck under; to move headlong; to pass through hunched over
2. (figurative) to creep; to sneak; to move stealthily

Derived terms

• cầu chui (橋𨄺, “overpass”)
• chó chui gầm chạn (“”)
• chui lủi (“”)
• chui luồn (“”)
• chui nhủi (“”)
• chui rúc (“”)
• thề cá trê chui ống (“”)

See also

• bò (“to creep; crawl”)