lũ
Hanoi [lu˦ˀ˥]Huế [lʊw˧˨]Saigon [lʊw˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of lũ in English
Noun
- very high water level in a body of water (such as a high tide or high water) or on land, which forms due to excessive raining (not necessarily implying flooding)
Noun
- colloquial, derogatory a bunch; a group (of people)
- lũ bạna group of friends
- lũ trẻa group of children
- lũ nhóca group of kids
Words with lũ
Example sentences with lũ
- Cơn lũ đã phá huỷ ngôi làng. Floods destroyed the village.
- Lũ trẻ có một con chó. The children have a dog.
- Lũ chó sủa suốt cả đêm. The dogs barked all night.
- Người mẹ bảo lũ trẻ hãy im lặng. The mother told the children to be quiet.
- Rất khó xóa sổ lũ gián trong nhà. It's very hard to get rid of the cockroaches in our house.
- Nhưng không được để lũ trẻ chết đói. But the children must not be left to starve.
- Cô ta doạ lũ trẻ. She scared the children.
- Lũ chó bị ướt sũng. The dogs are wet.
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, lũ could be written as 𬉆, 屡, 𠎪, 屢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce lũ?
IPA: Hanoi [lu˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [lʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: lũ — creaky rising tone (ngã).
What classifier is used with lũ?
Common classifiers: cơn, con, trận — for example "một cơn lũ" (one lũ).