dữ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "du"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨ˨˩˦]
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *jɨh.

Adjective

dữ • (𭁈, 與, 与)

  1. ferocious
    chó dữ ― a ferocious dog
    Bà đó dữ như chằn lửa.
    She's very ferocious.
  2. (rare) very bad; awful
    tin dữ ― very bad news
Derived terms

Adverb

dữ

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, after adjective) really; very much
    Synonyms: ghê, tợn, khiếp, quá, lắm
    Thằng này sao mà ngu dữ!
    Why are you so damn stupid?
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Romanization

dữ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 與
Derived terms
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