chùa

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰʊa³¹/

chùa

1. (transitive): to cause (a fragment, splinter, or piece) to break off abruptly from a larger solid body through a sharp, percussive impact.

   Noukuap tshua/tshua nü oh jükheu thokü tiu nü chuava nye.

   The sniper's bullet chua-ed a piece of concrete from the wall beside my head.

2. (intransitive): (of a material) to break apart or yield fragments in this manner.

   Pai nü asa nai oh pouthokü jüpepkü chuava nye.

   The old timber didn't split cleanly; it chua-ed under the force of the axe.

3. (transitive): to shape, reduce, or damage an object by striking it so as to remove small, sharp pieces.

   Apü oh ie tiohchuh e tü paitham tsak chua nuiva nye

   He chua-ed the log with a machete, gathering the splinters to start a fire.

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 寺 (“temple”, SV: tự). The adjective sense came from the notion that Buddhist temples would give out food for free.

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

(classifier cái, ngôi) chùa • (𫷨, 𫴶, 㕑, 廚)

1. Buddhist or Hindu temple

   chùa Một Cột ― One-Pillar pagoda

   • 2015, Phong Vinh, “Ngôi đền Ấn Độ giữa lòng Sài Gòn”, in VnExpress‎^[1]:

     Đền bà Mariamman là ngôi đền Hindu giáo của người gốc Ấn, tọa lạc trên đường Trương Định, quận 1. Đền còn có tên gọi khác là chùa Bà Ấn.

     The Mariamman Temple is a Hindu temple of people of Indian descent located on Trương Định street, District 1. The temple is also called the Indian Lady temple.

• đền; miếu

chùa

1. (colloquial, informal) free, uncharged
2. (colloquial, informal) pirate (unlicensed)

chùa

1. (colloquial, informal) for free, without charge