Mandarin

Romanization

chào (Zhuyin ㄔㄠˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 仦
2. Pinyin transcription of 仯
3. Pinyin transcription of 縃
4. Pinyin transcription of 耖
5. Pinyin transcription of 觘
6. Pinyin transcription of 趠

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 朝 (“to meet; to meet a senior person; to attend the emperor's audience”; SV: triều). Related to chầu ‎(“to attend an audience; to attend upon (in design)”). (Nguyễn Văn Khang. Từ ngoại lai trong tiếng Việt, 2007)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕaːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕaːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻aːw˨˩]

Verb

chào

1. to bow, to greet, to salute

   chào từ biệt‎ ― to bid farewell

   Gặp bạn cứ lờ đi không chào.‎

   [One] pretends to not know an old friend and does not greet him/her.

2. to solicit (customer)

   chào khách‎ ― to solicit customer

Interjection

chào

1. good morning; good afternoon; good evening; hello; hi

   Chào mọi người!‎ ― Hello everybody!

2. goodbye; bye

   Chào mọi người!‎ ― Bye everybody!

3. alas; ah

   Chào! Ăn thua gì!‎ ― Ah! It didn't work!

Synonyms

• (more formal) xin chào ‎(“hello”)