đột

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dot"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 突 (“suddenly; to dash; now obsolete: to pierce”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    đột

    1. (uncommon) to sew; to stitch; to pierce cloth with a needle

    Adverb

    đột

    1. suddenly; abruptly; promptly; unexpectedly
      Giữa ngôi làng vắng lặng trong đêm, đột có tiếng hét lớn.
      In a quiet village at night, suddenly there was a loud scream.

    Derived terms

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