lậu

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ləw˧˨ʔ]Huế [ləw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ləw˨˩˨] browser voice

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lậuheavynặng

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lậu means contraband; illicit; under the table.

Chinese characters: 漏

Meanings of lậu in English

Adjective

contraband; illicit; under the table

Noun

gonorrhoea

Words with lậu

lậu hoặc

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 漏.

Frequently asked questions

What does lậu mean in English?

lậu (adjective) means "contraband; illicit; under the table".

How do you pronounce lậu?

IPA: Hanoi [ləw˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ləw˨˩˨]. Tones: lậu — heavy tone (nặng).

Is lậu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. lậu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 漏.

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.