trừ

See also: tru, trú, and trữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨ˨˩]

Verb

trừ

1. to eliminate
2. to exclude
3. (mathematics) to substract

Derived terms

• bài trừ
• trừ khử
• trừ bỏ
• phép trừ (“substraction”)