| [chầu] |
| danh từ |
| | Soiree with sing-song girls, soiree with geishas |
| | Round, bout, session, party (of beer, noodles) |
| | đãi một chầu phở |
| to treat someone to a round of noodle soup |
| | xem một chầu xi nê |
| to attend a session of film show |
| | thết một chầu rượu |
| to pay for a drinking bout |
| | Period, period of time, season |
| | cuối chầu gặt |
| the end of the harvesting season |
| | chầu này trời hay mưa |
| it rains often in this period of time |
| | mắng cho một chầu |
| to scold (someone) for a length of time |
| động từ |
| | To attend court, to attend an audience (given by a king..) |
| | chầu vua |
| to attend the king's audience |
| | áo chầu |
| a court dress |
| | To flank, to attend upon (in design, architecture..) |
| | lưỡng long chầu nguyệt |
| two dragons flanking a moon |
| | gather together (money) |
| | add (to) |
| | chầu trời |
| to depart this life |
| | chầu phật |
| | to be gathered to Buddha |
| | chầu ông vải |
| | to be gathered to one's fathers, to croak, to kick the bucket |