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chuột

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
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chuột means murid; rodent in the family Muridae.

Classifier: con — e.g. một con chuột (one murid)

Meanings of chuột in English

Noun

  1. murid, rodent in the family Muridae
    • bẫy chuộttrap to catch rats or mice
  2. mouse
    • chuột không dâywireless mouse
  3. colloquial biceps
  4. of a fluorescent light set starter
  5. in compounds rat-like animal

Words with chuột

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Idioms and sayings with chuột

  • cháy nhà mới ra mặt chuột — when the house burns, the rodents show their faces; only after the house is incinerated will people who burn it show their mousy faces

Example sentences with chuột

  • Ở dưới bàn có một con chuột. There is a mouse under the table.
  • Con mèo đã đuổi sau con chuột. The cat ran after the rat.
  • Dưới bàn thì có một con chuột. There is a mouse under the table.
  • Nó trả tiền mỗi lần kích chuột. It's pay per click.
  • Có một số người sợ chuột. Some people are afraid of mice.
  • Con chuột đang ăn con mèo. The mouse is eating the cat.
  • Con mèo chạy sau con chuột. The cat ran after the rat.
  • Mèo của chúng tôi không thích bắt chuột. Our cat doesn't like to chase mice.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, chuột could be written as 𤝞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɟɔːt. Cognate with Arem kaɟuət. See also Khmer ជូត (cuut, “Year of the Rat”) (whence also Thai ชวด (chûuat) through Old Khmer), which is a loan from a Vietic language.

Frequently asked questions

What does chuột mean in English?

chuột (noun) means "murid; rodent in the family Muridae".

How do you pronounce chuột?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [cuək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: chuột — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with chuột?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con chuột" (one murid).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.