cừu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cuu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 裘 (“fur coat”). Semantically parallel to chiên (“lamb, young sheep (archaic)”) (from 氈 (“felt (textile material)”)).

Noun

(classifier con) cừu • (⿰羊芻)

  1. sheep (of the genus Ovis)
    Synonym: trừu
    cừu cái ― ewe
    cừu đực ― ram
    thịt cừu ― mutton
    áo lông cừu ― sheepswool clothing
  2. (athletics) hurdle (artificial barrier over which athletes jump in a race)
    nhảy giạng chân qua cừu ― to jump over a hurdle with legs spread wide
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Romanization

cừu

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 仇 (“hatred, enemy”)
Derived terms
  • cừu địch (仇敵, “enemy”)
  • cừu gia (“enemy”)
  • cừu hận (仇恨)
  • cừu quốc (“hostile country”)
  • cừu thị (仇視)
  • cừu thù (仇讎)
  • địch cừu (敵仇, “enemy”)
  • hận cừu (恨仇)
  • oan cừu (冤仇)
  • oán cừu (怨仇)
  • tuyết cừu (“to get revenge”)
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