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đỏ

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
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đỏ means red; lucky; fortunate.

Meanings of đỏ in English

Adjective

  1. red
  2. colloquial lucky; fortunate
    • số đỏ; vận đỏgood luck
    • đỏ đenred and black; good and bad luck

Words with đỏ

Synonyms and antonyms of đỏ

Antonyms

Example sentences with đỏ

  • Xe máy của anh ấy màu đỏ. His motorcycle is red.
  • Cô ấy đang đi tất màu đỏ. She's wearing red socks.
  • Cái mũ đỏ này mấy tiền vậy? How much for this red hat?
  • Tai tôi đỏ lên vì cái lạnh. My ears went red from the cold.
  • Cái mũ đỏ này bao nhiêu tiền? How much for this red hat?
  • Đèn giao thông đang ở màu đỏ. The traffic lights are on red.
  • Tom nổi những đốm đỏ khắp người. Tom has red spots all over his body.
  • Đèn giao thông chuyển sang màu đỏ. The traffic light changed to red.

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, đỏ could be written as 覩, 𧺃, 𧺂, 𬦄. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tɔh (“red”). Cognate with Muong Bi tó.

Frequently asked questions

What does đỏ mean in English?

đỏ (adjective) means "red; lucky; fortunate".

How do you pronounce đỏ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɔ˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: đỏ — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.