sách vở

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Hanoi [sajk̟̚˧˦ vəː˧˩]Huế [ʂat̚˦˧˥ vəː˧˨]Saigon [ʂat̚˦˥ vəː˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

sáchrisingsắc vởdippinghỏi

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sách vở means bookish; dogmatic.

Meanings of sách vở in English

Adjective

bookish, dogmatic

Noun

books and notebooks; books (in general)

Example sentences with sách vở

Tất cả những gì tôi có là sách vở. All I have is books.
Lấy sách vở ra. Take out your books.
Có những thứ bạn không thể học được từ sách vở. There are some things you can't learn from books.
Tôi cần đến cửa hàng và mua sách vở cho năm học mới. I need to go to the store and buy several notebooks for my new school year.
Sách vở tựa như bầy ong, đem tinh hoa từ trí tuệ này sang trí tuệ khác. Books are the bees that carry pollen from one mind to another.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

sách + vở.

Frequently asked questions

What does sách vở mean in English?

sách vở (adjective) means "bookish; dogmatic".

How do you pronounce sách vở?

IPA: Hanoi [sajk̟̚˧˦ vəː˧˩]; Saigon [ʂat̚˦˥ vəː˨˩˦]. Tones: sách — rising tone (sắc), vở — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.