xu
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Vietnamese xu, from French sou.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /suː/
[edit] Noun
xu (plural xus)
- A minor unit of currency in Vietnam, now little-used, forming a hundredth of a dong.
[edit] Lojban
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /xu/
[edit] Cmavo
xu
- indicates that the sentence is a yes/no question
[edit] Usage notes
- Placed in front of a bridi.
[edit] See also
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Romanization
xu
- Nonstandard spelling of xū.
- Nonstandard spelling of xú.
- Nonstandard spelling of xǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of xù.
[edit] Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
