dù

See also: Appendix:Variations of "du"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• du — nonstandard

Pronunciation

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Romanization

dù (du⁴, Zhuyin ㄉㄨˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喥
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妬／妒
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 度
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敹
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杜
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橐
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 殬
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 渡
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秺
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 簬
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 簵／𰪏
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肚
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芏
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荰
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螙
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠧
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠹
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詙
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍍／镀
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靯
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㓃
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𨧀／𬭊

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jʊw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jʊw˨˩]

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Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cây) dù • (𢂎)

1. (Southern Vietnam) umbrella

   Synonym: ô

2. parachute

   lính nhảy dù ― paratrooper

Derived terms

• dù lọng
• dù lượn (paraglide)
• nhảy dù (to parachute)
• ô dù (umbrellas)

 

Descendants

• Tai Dam: ꪏꪴ

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese 猶 (MC yuw, “still, yet”) (SV: do).

Alternative forms

• dẫu, dầu

Conjunction

dù • (𠱋, 油)

1. (literary or formal) even if, although

Usage notes

• Dù (and its related forms) is most often seen in written works and formal speech. In colloquial spoken Vietnamese, speakers would prefer to use có...(thì) or some other structures instead to express what English speakers would use even if for. For example:

  Có mệt thì vẫn phải làm cho xong đã chứ.

  Even if you're tired, you still have (a task) you gotta complete.

Derived terms

• dù cho
• dù rằng
• mặc dù (although)