siêu

See also: sieu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Bình Trị Thiên, South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) siu (pronunciation spelling)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Noun

siêu

  1. (dated) kettle
    đun một siêu nước đặng tiếp khách ― plug a water kettle in to serve something for one's guest.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超.

Prefix

siêu

  1. super-; hyper-
    siêu máy tính ― a supercomputer
    siêu văn bản ― hypertext
    siêu nhân ― a superhuman
    Siêu Nhân ― Superman

Adverb

siêu

  1. (slightly informal, only before adjectives) super; super-duper
    Nó không chỉ dốt mà là siêu dốt!
    He's not just stupid, he's super-duper stupid.

Adjective

siêu

  1. (informal, of a person) outstanding; very good
    Cậu siêu quá đi!
    Your skill is superb!
Derived terms
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