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sứ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

    Noun

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    sứ • (𱗆, 使)

    1. chinaware; porcelain
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    Etymology 2

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

      Noun

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      sứ

      1. (historical) envoy; ambassador
        đi sứ nước... ― to be an envoy to the country of...
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