đột

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dot"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 突 (“suddenly; to dash; now obsolete: to pierce”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

Verb

đột

  1. (uncommon) to sew; to stitch; to pierce cloth with a needle

Adverb

đột

  1. suddenly; abruptly; promptly; unexpectedly
    Giữa ngôi làng vắng lặng trong đêm, đột có tiếng hét lớn.
    In a quiet village at night, suddenly there was a loud scream.

Derived terms

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