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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 守.
Verb
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- (rather informal) to guard; to keep
- (informal) to keep (something not yours as your own)
- Tao cho nó mượn rồi nó thủ luôn.
- I lent it to him and now he just keeps it.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 手.
Suffix
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- (chiefly sports or video games) -er
- Synonym: tay
- cơ thủ ― billiard/snooker player
- kì thủ ― board game player
- game thủ ― a gamer
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 首. Doublet of thú and sỏ, which is an earlier borrowing.
Noun
[edit]thủ
- (Northern Vietnam, of pigs, as food) a head
- thủ lợn ― pig head
Romanization
[edit]thủ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 首 (“head”)
Derived terms
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