lừa
Hanoi [lɨə˨˩]Huế [lɨə˦˩]Saigon [lɨə˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lừa means a donkey.
Classifier: con — e.g. một con lừa (one donkey)
Meanings of lừa in English
Noun
- a donkey
Verb
- to dupe; to trick
Verb
- to pick out
- lừa banh ~ lừa bóngto dribble a ball
Words with lừa
Example sentences with lừa
- Tom đã lừa tôi làm việc đó. Tom tricked me into doing that.
- Tom đã cảm thấy mình bị lừa. Tom felt tricked.
- Con lừa đang kêu be be. The donkey is braying.
- Hắn lừa anh ta. He swindled him.
- Anh ta bị lừa mất hết tài sản thừa kế hợp pháp. He was cheated out of his rightful inheritance.
- Trong thế giới dối lừa, người ta tin rằng sự thật là dối trá. In a lying world, people believe the truth is a lie.
- Tên tội phạm đã lừa anh vào cái bẫy mà anh không thể chạy thoát. The criminal had lured him into a trap from which he could no longer escape.
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, lừa could be written as 驢, 𩢬, 卢, 嚧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 驢 (“donkey”, SV: lư). Compare Khmer លា (liə).
Frequently asked questions
What does lừa mean in English?
lừa (noun) means "a donkey".
How do you pronounce lừa?
IPA: Hanoi [lɨə˨˩]; Saigon [lɨə˨˩]. Tones: lừa — falling tone (huyền).
What classifier is used with lừa?
Common classifiers: con — for example "một con lừa" (one a donkey).