đui

adjectivenoun

Hanoi [ʔɗuj˧˧]Huế [ʔɗuj˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗuj˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đuilevelngang

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

đui means blind.

Meanings of đui in English

Adjective

colloquial, can be offensive blind (unable to see) ≈ mù

Noun

of a lightbulb socket

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đui could be written as 𥊖, 堆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *duːl ~ *tuːl. Cognate with Muong Bi tul.

Frequently asked questions

What does đui mean in English?

đui (adjective) means "blind".

How do you pronounce đui?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗuj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗuj˧˧]. Tones: đui — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.