tủ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʊw˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廚 (SV: trù). Compare Khmer ទូ (tuu), Lao ຕູ້ (tū), Thai ตู้ (dtûu).
Noun
(classifier cái) tủ (䈹, 匬, 𣗿, )
- cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe; chest; safe
- (figuratively, colloquial) something valuable and useful that is kept by people to themselves, and only shown or used in times of need to win over others; stock-in-trade
- (figuratively) part of a subject deemed to be high-yield in exams and chosen as the focus of one's study/exam preparation
Derived terms
Derived terms
- trúng tủ
- tủ áo
- tủ búp phê
- tủ chè
- tủ chữa cháy
- tủ đá
- tủ đè
- tủ đứng
- tủ đựng chén
- tủ lạnh
- tủ lệch
- tủ li
- tủ ly
- tủ sách
- tủ sắt
- tủ tường
Verb
tủ
- (Central Vietnam) to cover (with); to overlay (with)
- Synonym: phủ