xấu

See also: xau, xâu, XAU, and xa'u

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 醜 (“ugly”, SV: xú).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [səw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səw˦˥]
    • Homophone: sấu (depending on dialect)
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    Adjective

    xấu • (丑, 臭, 醜)

    1. ugly; hideous
      Antonym: đẹp
      xấu òm / xấu hoắc ― ugly as heck
      Tên gì xấu quá vậy?
      What an awful name!
    2. bad; of low quality
      Antonym: tốt
      gạo xấu ― bad rice
    3. bad; wicked
      Antonym: tốt
      kẻ xấu ― a bad person
      theo nghĩa xấu ― in the pejorative sense

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