vụ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [jʊw˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

(classifier cái) vụ

  1. season
    vụ gặtharvest season
  2. case, affair
    Synonym: vụ việc
    vụ tham nhũnga case of bribery
    vụ kiệna case of suing; that is, a lawsuit
  3. specialized department within a ministry
    vụ kế hoạchplanning department
    Vụ luật pháp và điều ước quốc tế, Bộ Ngoại giaoLaw and International Treaties Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Verb

vụ

  1. (literary) to seek
    Synonyms: ham chuộng, mưu cầu
    vụ danh lợito seek fame and wealth
    vụ thành tíchto seek credit for achievements
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Etymology 2

Compare Khmer វូ (vuu) and Sui vu⁴.

Attested in Dictionarium anamitico-latinum (both in the 1772 manuscript and the 1838 version).

Noun

(classifier con) vụ • (, )

  1. (dialectal) spinning top
    Synonyms: quay, bông vụ,
    đánh vụto spin a top
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