tâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 奏 (SV: tấu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təw˧˧]

Verb

tâu • (奏, 𠸫, 𬙖)

1. (archaic, historical) to report (to the king)
2. (colloquial) to report (on); to make a report (on something to curry favour)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• muôn tâu
• tâu bày