đù

adjectiveinterjection

Hanoi [ʔɗu˨˩]Huế [ʔɗʊw˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗʊw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đùfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đù means dull-minded; dim-witted.

Meanings of đù in English

Adjective

colloquial dull-minded, dim-witted

Interjection

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial, slightly vulgar damn, dang, dayum

Example sentences with đù

Đù, ngoài này nóng thế. Damn, it's hot out here.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đù could be written as 度, 𡀤. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đù mean in English?

đù (adjective) means "dull-minded; dim-witted".

How do you pronounce đù?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗu˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗʊw˨˩]. Tones: đù — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.