hũ

hũ

1. black

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hu˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊw˨˩˦]

(classifier cái) hũ • (圬, 壺, 壼, 𤮒, 𧇍, 𪺛, ⿰土与, ⿰舞瓦, ⿰屢瓦)

1. large storage pot or jar that must be held with two hands; compare lọ (“small jar”), chai (“bottle”) and nồi (“cooking pot”)

   Em đặt 80 hũ có 3 hũ trắng chứ không phải hũ trong, chắc thiếu hàng gì đó.

   I ordered 80 pots and got three which were white (pots) rather than clear (pots); they must have run out.