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dữ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adjectiveadverb Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [zɨ˦ˀ˥]Huế [jɨ˧˨]Saigon [jɨ˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
dữcreaky risingngã

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

dữ means ferocious.

Meanings of dữ in English

Adjective

  1. ferocious
    • chó dữa ferocious dog
    • Bà đó dữ như chằn lửa.She's very ferocious.
  2. rare very bad; awful
    • tin dữvery bad news

Adverb

  1. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, after adjective really; very much ≈ ghêtợnkhiếpquálắm
    • Thằng này sao mà ngu dữ!Why are you so damn stupid?

Words with dữ

chúc dữdữ dằndữ dộidữ tợngiận dữhung dữdữ thầndữ liệudữ kiện

Example sentences with dữ

  • Chó nhà bạn có dữ không? Is your dog mean?
  • Sự sụt giảm 3/4 doanh thu đã được dữ báo trước. A loss in third-quarter revenues was predicted.

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, dữ could be written as 與, 𭁈, 𫤰, 与. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *jɨh.

Frequently asked questions

What does dữ mean in English?

dữ (adjective) means "ferocious".

How do you pronounce dữ?

IPA: Hanoi [zɨ˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [jɨ˨˩˦]. Tones: dữ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.