dư dật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 餘溢, composed of (to remain; being left) and (to overflow).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨ˧˧ zət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨ˧˧ jək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨ˧˧ jək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

dật • (餘溢)

  1. abundant; ample; superfluous
    Synonyms: dư dả, dư thừa
    Antonym: thiếu thốn
    tiền của dư dậtabundant wealth

References

  • dư dật”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.