Chúa ơi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Chúa (“Lord”) +‎ ơi (“calling particle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuə˦˥ ʔəːj˧˧]

Phrase

Chúa ơi

  1. (usually in translation) oh my God

See also

  • lạy Chúa (“oh my God”, literally “I pray to the Lord”)
  • trời ơi (“God; golly; Jesus Christ; for heaven's sake”, literally “oh, heavenly lord”)
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