yếu

See also: yêu and yểu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˦˥]
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Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 夭 (“young; tender; to die young”, SV: yêu, yểu).

    Adjective

    yếu • (要, 𪽳)

    1. weak, feeble
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Romanization

    yếu

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 要 (“important, vital”)
    Derived terms
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