nhu thuật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 柔術, composed of 柔 (“soft”) and 術 (“art”), from Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲu˧˧ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲʊw˧˧ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲʊw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nhu thuật

1. (martial arts) jujitsu

See also

• nhu đạo