chừa

verb  

• To leave
  • chừa lối ra vào
    to leave room for going in and out
  • chừa lề hơi rộng
    to leave a little too big margin

• To leave alone, to spare
  • chừa mặt nó ra
    leave him alone
  • chẳng chừa một ai
    to spare no one

• To give up
  • chừa rượu
    to give up drinking
  • đánh chết nết không chừa
    The leopard cannot change its spot; What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh