chồn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕoŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [coŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟoːn.

Noun

(classifier con) chồn • (㹠, 𤞐)

1. weasel
2. (dialectal, in translations of Chinese fictions or the Bible) fox
   • 20th century [16th century], Wu Cheng'en, chapter 79, in Phan Kế Bính, transl., Journey to the West:

     Bát Giới kéo thây con chồn, theo Hành Giả ra khỏi động.

     Bajie dragged the vixen’s corpse, and followed Pilgrim out of the cave.

   • Luke 9:58; also Matthew 8:20; 2011 Vietnamese translation from KPA version; 2021 English translation from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

     […] “Con chồn có hang, chim trời có tổ, nhưng Con Người không có chỗ tựa đầu.”

     […] “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Derived terms

• chồn hôi
• chồn hương
• chồn mực
• hổ báo cáo chồn

 

Etymology 2

Compare Vietnamese chùn.

Adjective

chồn • (𤶐, 𨀛)

1. (chiefly in compounds) dead tired; exhausted; fatigued and stiff

Derived terms

• bồn chồn (“restless”)
• chồn chân
• chồn chân mỏi gối
• mỏi gối chồn chân