sứ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [sɨ˦˥]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 瓷 (“crockery, porcelain, chinaware”; SV: từ).
Noun
sứ
- chinaware, porcelain
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 使 (“envoy, messenger, ambassador”).
Noun
sứ
- (historical) an envoy; an ambassador