 | [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 |