xâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səw˧˧]
  • Homophone: sâu (Northern Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

xâu • (𢴜, 𢹤, 𦄓)

  1. to reeve; to thread
    Synonym: xỏ

Noun

xâu • (𦄓)

  1. skewer
    Synonym: xiên
    xâu thịt nướng ― a skewer of grilled meat
  2. (computing, programming) a string
    Synonym: chuỗi
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