How do you say “vessel” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "vessel" in Vietnamese?

"Vessel" in Vietnamese is tàu thuỷ (a ship), tàu (Chinese), hũ (compare lọ).

“Vessel” in Vietnamese is tàu thuỷ (a ship), tàu (Chinese), hũ (compare lọ).

Vietnamese words for “vessel”

tàu thuỷnoun
Hanoi [taw˨˩ tʰwi˧˩] · Saigon [ta(ː)w˨˩ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]tàu falling thuỷ dipping
a ship
for “vessel” meaning: Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
tàuadjective
Hanoi [taw˨˩] · Saigon [ta(ː)w˨˩]tàu falling
Chinese; Chinaman; Chink
for “vessel” meaning: Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
hũnoun
Hanoi [hu˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [hʊw˨˩˦]hũ creaky rising
compare lọ; chai and nồi
for “vessel” meaning: Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
vònoun
Hanoi [vɔ˨˩] · Saigon [vɔ˨˩]vò falling
jar
for “vessel” meaning: Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
chậunoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕəw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cəw˨˩˨]chậu heavy
basin; pot; vessel
bìnhnoun
Hanoi [ʔɓïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓɨn˨˩]bình falling
vase; pot

Related Vietnamese words

mạchnoun
pulse; blood vessel
thuyềnnoun
boat

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.