vụ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vu"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 務.
Noun
(classifier cái) vụ
- season
- vụ gặt ― harvest season
- case, affair
- specialized department within a ministry
- vụ kế hoạch ― planning department
- Vụ luật pháp và điều ước quốc tế, Bộ Ngoại giao ― Law and International Treaties Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Derived terms
See also
Verb
vụ
- (literary) to seek
- Synonyms: ham chuộng, mưu cầu
- vụ danh lợi ― to seek fame and wealth
- vụ thành tích ― to seek credit for achievements
Derived terms
- vụ danh
- vụ lợi
Etymology 2
Compare Khmer វូ (vuu) and Sui vu⁴.
Attested in Dictionarium anamitico-latinum (both in the 1772 manuscript and the 1838 version).
Noun
- (dialectal) spinning top