ưu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 優.

Adjective

ưu

  1. (only in fixed Sino-Vietnamese expressions) optimal, superior
  2. (historical, chiefly in civil service examination grading) excellent
    • Việt Nam phong tục "Local Customs of Vietnam"),
      Trong ba kỳ đều thông cả, ai có ưu, bình thì mới được dự vào kỳ phúc hạch.
      Those who passed all three rounds and had either excellent (ưu) or satisfactory (bình) evaluations were allowed to participate in the final re-examination (phúc hạch).

Compounds

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂.

Adjective

ưu

  1. (only in fixed Sino-Vietnamese expressions) sorrowful

Compounds

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