trù phú

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˨˩ fu˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˦˩ fʊw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ fʊw˦˥]

    Adjective

    trù phú

    1. (of a region) populous and prosperous; crowded and rich
    2. (figurative, rare, of a person) wealthy