cổ hủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˩ hu˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˨ hʊw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ hʊw˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    cổ hủ

    1. (of idea, style, etc.) outdated; pedantic
      Già rồi thì ắt cổ hủ dù muốn hay không.
      Whether you wish or not, that one's getting old and then grows out of date is an inevitable pattern.