dìu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) đìu (no lenition)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiw˨˩]
  • Homophone: rìu (Northern Vietnam)

Verb

dìu • (妙, 耀, 迢, 𠾸, 調, 𢭼, 𢴿)

  1. to help (someone) forward by letting them lean on oneself
  2. to help progress; to guide

Derived terms

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