sứ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [sɨ˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [sɨ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 瓷 (“crockery, porcelain, chinaware”, SV: từ).

Noun

sứ

1. chinaware, porcelain

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 使 (“envoy, messenger, ambassador”).

Noun

sứ

1. (history) an envoy; an ambassador

   đi sứ nước... ― to be an envoy to the country of...

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sứ giả
• sứ thần
• thiên sứ