trù phú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˨˩ fu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˦˩ fʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ fʊw˦˥]

Adjective

trù phú

  1. (of a region) populous and prosperous; crowded and rich
  2. (figurative, rare, of a person) wealthy