tùy

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tùyfallinghuyền

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Meanings of tùy in English

Adverb

Traditional tone placement spelling of tuỳ.

Words with tùy

tùy tiện tùy ý

Example sentences with tùy

Cái đó tùy thuộc vào văn cảnh. It depends on the context.
Nhập gia thì phải tùy tục. Do in Rome as the Romans do.
Tùy chúng tôi giúp đỡ những người đó. It is up to us to help those people.
Ăn tối ở đâu cũng được, tùy bạn thôi. I don't care where we eat dinner. It's entirely up to you.
Tùy bạn quyết định. It's up to you to make a choice.
Tùy bạn. It's up to you.
Rượu vang có nhiều loại, và tùy vào từng loại rượu thì cũng sẽ có những cách ủ khác nhau. There are various types of wines and the way they are matured varies accordingly.

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce tùy?

Tones: tùy — falling tone (huyền).

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.