trừ

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See also: tru, trú, and trữ

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”). In Vietnamese, this word means "to subtract", while chia means "to divide".

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨ˨˩]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Verb[edit]

trừ

to exclude
Chọn đứa nào cũng được, trừ thằng Tú (ra).
Pick any of them you like, except for Tú.
(mathematics) to subtract
(agriculture) to exterminate (pests)
thuốc trừ sâu ― pesticide

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