tợ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to resemble, SV: tự). Compare tựa.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    tợ

    1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be like; to be similar to