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đầu óc

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Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˧˦]Huế [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔawk͡p̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice
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đầufallinghuyềnócrisingsắc

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đầu óc means mental capacity; mind; thought.

Meanings of đầu óc in English

Noun

  1. mental capacity
    • đầu óc ngu si, tứ chi phát triểnstrong and healthy but very stupid
  2. mind; thought
    • đầu óc trên mâywandering, unfocused mind

Example sentences with đầu óc

  • Cô ấy đã gợi ý đọc thêm sách để mở mang đầu óc. She suggested reading more books to broaden the mind.
  • Những bộ óc vĩ đại thảo luận về ý tưởng, đầu óc trung bình bàn luận về sự kiện, còn tâm trí nhỏ nhen bình phẩm về mọi người. Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.

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

Etymology

đầu (“head”) + óc (“brain”). Compare Chinese 頭腦 /头脑 (đầu não, literally “head brain”)

Frequently asked questions

What does đầu óc mean in English?

đầu óc (noun) means "mental capacity; mind; thought".

How do you pronounce đầu óc?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: đầu — falling tone (huyền), óc — rising tone (sắc).

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.