VIETNAMESE QUANTIFYING ADVERB 'CHỈ' AND ITS EQUIVALENCES IN CHINESE

Abstract

Due to Sino-Vietnamese contact, in Vietnamese there is a large number of borrowed from Chinese quantifying adverbs, which contribute to the repertoire of Vietnamese vocabulary. The quantifying adverb "chỉ ” (only) is a typical example. In terms of relation with Chinese, "chỉ " is not just equivalent to “…” (zhi), but also “…” (jin), “…” (guang) and “…” (jiu) .... However, among them  there  are  also  certain  similarities  and  differences.  In  this  article,  we  hope  to  point  out  the similarities  and  differences  between  "chỉ "  in  Vietnamese  and  the  equivalences  in  Chinese,  which intends to make a contribution to the Sino-Vietnamese comparison.