thọ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 壽 (“longevity”), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dzyuwH).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɔ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɔ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɔ˨˩˨]
Noun
thọ
- Short for tuổi thọ (“life expectancy”).
- giảm thọ
- to take years out of one's life
- tổn thọ
- mentally taxing, that can damage one's well-being
- (only in fixed expressions) old age of 60 or above
- chúc/mừng thọ
- to wish someone of age 60 or above good health
Adverb
thọ
- (of living) very long
- sống thọ
- to stay living for a long time; to have a long life
Verb
thọ
- (of an old person of age 60 or above) Clipping of hưởng thọ (“to die at age...”).
- thọ 70 tuổi
- to die at age 70
See also
- thượng thọ