thú cưng

noun

Hanoi [tʰu˧˦ kɨŋ˧˧]Huế [tʰʊw˨˩˦ kɨŋ˧˧]Saigon [tʰʊw˦˥ kɨŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thúrisingsắc cưnglevelngang

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

thú cưng means pet.

Meanings of thú cưng in English

Noun

pet ≈ vật cưng

Example sentences with thú cưng

Mẹ tôi sẽ không cho chúng tôi nuôi thú cưng trong nhà. My mother won't let us keep pets in the house.

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, thú cưng could be written as 兽畺. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

thú + cưng.

Frequently asked questions

What does thú cưng mean in English?

thú cưng (noun) means "pet".

How do you pronounce thú cưng?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰu˧˦ kɨŋ˧˧]; Saigon [tʰʊw˦˥ kɨŋ˧˧]. Tones: thú — rising tone (sắc), cưng — level tone (ngang).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.