trừ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tru"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”). In Vietnamese, this word means "to subtract", while chia means "to divide".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨ˨˩]
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    Verb

    trừ

    1. to exclude
      Chọn đứa nào cũng được, trừ thằng Tú (ra).
      Pick any of them you like, except for Tú.
    2. (mathematics) to subtract
    3. (agriculture) to exterminate (pests)
      thuốc trừ sâu ― pesticide

    See also

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