 | [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 |