"chơi" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Vietnamese]

IPA: [t͡ɕəːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕəːj˧˧] [Huế], [cəːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-chơi.wav Forms: [CJK], 𨔈 [CJK]
Etymology: Cognate with Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”). Compare Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal ("to play"). Etymology templates: {{cog|mtq|chơl||glad; jubilant}} Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”), {{cog|mkh-kat-pro|*ɟrhaal}} Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=制, 𨔈}} chơi • (制, 𨔈), {{vi-verb|制, 𨔈}} chơi • (制, 𨔈)
  1. (transitive) to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chơi-vi-verb-pgMiPHuc
  2. (intransitive) to have fun; to hang out; to spend time idly Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-chơi-vi-verb-gKqf03jP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 47 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 65 18 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 34 52 14
  3. (transitive) to be friends (with someone) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chơi-vi-verb-DJSQZOeN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ăn chơi (english: to seek pleasure), chịu chơi (english: willing to go all out), chơi ác (english: to play a cruel trick), chơi bời (english: to play around), chơi chữ (english: wordplay), chơi đẹp (english: to play fair), chơi đểu (english: to play a cruel trick), chơi đĩ (english: to use a prostitute), chơi đùa (english: to play), chơi khăm (english: to prank), chơi ngang (english: to act unruly), chơi nhởi (english: to play), chơi trội (english: to show off), chơi xấu, chơi xỏ, cuộc chơi, dân chơi (english: playboy), đi chơi (english: to have an outing), đồ chơi (english: toy), làng chơi, luật chơi, nói chơi (english: to joke), sân chơi (english: playground), tay chơi, trò chơi (english: game), vui chơi (english: to have fun), xấu chơi
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to seek pleasure",
      "word": "ăn chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "willing to go all out",
      "word": "chịu chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to play a cruel trick",
      "word": "chơi ác"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to play around",
      "word": "chơi bời"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wordplay",
      "word": "chơi chữ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to play fair",
      "word": "chơi đẹp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to play a cruel trick",
      "word": "chơi đểu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to use a prostitute",
      "word": "chơi đĩ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to play",
      "word": "chơi đùa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to prank",
      "word": "chơi khăm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to act unruly",
      "word": "chơi ngang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to play",
      "word": "chơi nhởi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to show off",
      "word": "chơi trội"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chơi xấu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chơi xỏ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuộc chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "playboy",
      "word": "dân chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to have an outing",
      "word": "đi chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "toy",
      "word": "đồ chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "làng chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "luật chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to joke",
      "word": "nói chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "playground",
      "word": "sân chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tay chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "game",
      "word": "trò chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to have fun",
      "word": "vui chơi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "xấu chơi"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mtq",
        "2": "chơl",
        "3": "",
        "4": "glad; jubilant"
      },
      "expansion": "Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-kat-pro",
        "2": "*ɟrhaal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”). Compare Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal (\"to play\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "制",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𨔈",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "制, 𨔈"
      },
      "expansion": "chơi • (制, 𨔈)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "制, 𨔈"
      },
      "expansion": "chơi • (制, 𨔈)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to play the guitar",
          "text": "chơi ghi-ta",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to play soccer",
          "text": "chơi đá bóng",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chơi-vi-verb-pgMiPHuc",
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 47 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 65 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 52 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              7,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He was hanging out at his friend's home all day.",
          "text": "Nó qua nhà bạn chơi cả ngày.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have fun; to hang out; to spend time idly"
      ],
      "id": "en-chơi-vi-verb-gKqf03jP",
      "links": [
        [
          "have fun",
          "have fun"
        ],
        [
          "hang out",
          "hang out"
        ],
        [
          "spend time",
          "spend time"
        ],
        [
          "idly",
          "idly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to have fun; to hang out; to spend time idly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(informal) I've been friends with him/her for over 2 years.",
          "text": "Tao chơi với nó được hơn hai năm rồi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be friends (with someone)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chơi-vi-verb-DJSQZOeN",
      "links": [
        [
          "friends",
          "friends"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to be friends (with someone)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕəːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕəːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cəːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-chơi.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "chơi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to seek pleasure",
      "word": "ăn chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "willing to go all out",
      "word": "chịu chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play a cruel trick",
      "word": "chơi ác"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play around",
      "word": "chơi bời"
    },
    {
      "english": "wordplay",
      "word": "chơi chữ"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play fair",
      "word": "chơi đẹp"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play a cruel trick",
      "word": "chơi đểu"
    },
    {
      "english": "to use a prostitute",
      "word": "chơi đĩ"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play",
      "word": "chơi đùa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to prank",
      "word": "chơi khăm"
    },
    {
      "english": "to act unruly",
      "word": "chơi ngang"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play",
      "word": "chơi nhởi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to show off",
      "word": "chơi trội"
    },
    {
      "word": "chơi xấu"
    },
    {
      "word": "chơi xỏ"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuộc chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "playboy",
      "word": "dân chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to have an outing",
      "word": "đi chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "toy",
      "word": "đồ chơi"
    },
    {
      "word": "làng chơi"
    },
    {
      "word": "luật chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to joke",
      "word": "nói chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "playground",
      "word": "sân chơi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tay chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "game",
      "word": "trò chơi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to have fun",
      "word": "vui chơi"
    },
    {
      "word": "xấu chơi"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "mtq",
        "2": "chơl",
        "3": "",
        "4": "glad; jubilant"
      },
      "expansion": "Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-kat-pro",
        "2": "*ɟrhaal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”). Compare Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal (\"to play\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "制",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𨔈",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "制, 𨔈"
      },
      "expansion": "chơi • (制, 𨔈)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "制, 𨔈"
      },
      "expansion": "chơi • (制, 𨔈)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples",
        "Vietnamese transitive verbs"
      ],
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to play the guitar",
          "text": "chơi ghi-ta",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to play soccer",
          "text": "chơi đá bóng",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          ],
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            [
              15,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He was hanging out at his friend's home all day.",
          "text": "Nó qua nhà bạn chơi cả ngày.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have fun; to hang out; to spend time idly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have fun",
          "have fun"
        ],
        [
          "hang out",
          "hang out"
        ],
        [
          "spend time",
          "spend time"
        ],
        [
          "idly",
          "idly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to have fun; to hang out; to spend time idly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples",
        "Vietnamese transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              16,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(informal) I've been friends with him/her for over 2 years.",
          "text": "Tao chơi với nó được hơn hai năm rồi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be friends (with someone)"
      ],
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        [
          "friends",
          "friends"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to be friends (with someone)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕəːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕəːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cəːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "chơi"
}

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