tủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perhaps

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廚 (SV: trù). Compare Khmer ទូ (tuu), Lao ຕູ້ (tū), Thai ตู้ (dtûu).

    Noun

    (classifier cái) tủ • (䈹, 匬, 𣗿, 󰊤)

    1. cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe; chest; safe
    2. (figurative, colloquial) something valuable and useful that is kept by people to themselves, and only shown or used in times of need to win over others; stock-in-trade
    3. (figurative) part of a subject deemed to be high-yield in exams and chosen as the focus of one's study/exam preparation
    Derived terms
    • trúng tủ
    • tủ áo
    • tủ búp phê
    • tủ chè
    • tủ chữa cháy
    • tủ đá
    • tủ đè
    • tủ đứng
    • tủ đựng chén
    • tủ lạnh
    • tủ lệch
    • tủ li
    • tủ ly
    • tủ sách
    • tủ sắt
    • tủ tường

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    tủ

    1. (Central Vietnam) to cover (with); to overlay (with)
      Synonym: phủ
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