"chèng ơi" meaning in Vietnamese

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Interjection

IPA: [t͡ɕɛŋ˨˩ ʔəːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɛŋ˦˩ ʔəːj˧˧] [Huế], [cɛŋ˨˩ ʔəːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: chèn ơi [alternative]
Etymology: Likely a blend of Vietnamese chời (“Eye-dialect spelling of trời (“sky, heaven”)”) and mèng, which is possibly from Khmer មេឃ (meik, “sky”), in the interjections mèng ơi and mèng đéc ơi. Etymology templates: {{n-g|Eye-dialect spelling of trời (“sky, heaven”)}} Eye-dialect spelling of trời (“sky, heaven”) Head templates: {{head|vi|interjection|head=|tr=}} chèng ơi, {{vi-interj}} chèng ơi
  1. (Southern Vietnam) gosh, golly, golly gee, gee whiz Wikipedia link: Blend word, Eye dialect Tags: Southern, Vietnam Synonyms: trời ơi, trời đất ơi, mèng ơi, mèng đéc ơi, chèng đéc ơi

Alternative forms

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