quýu

adjective

Hanoi [kwiw˧˦]Huế [kwiw˨˩˦]Saigon [wiw˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quýurisingsắc

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

Meanings of quýu in English

Adjective

Southern Vietnam, colloquial being in such great anxiety that one's body starts to tremble or shrink

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How do you pronounce quýu?

IPA: Hanoi [kwiw˧˦]; Saigon [wiw˦˥]. Tones: quýu — rising tone (sắc).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.