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thúi

adjectiveverb Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [tʰuj˧˦]Huế [tʰuj˨˩˦]Saigon [tʰuj˦˥] browser voice
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thúirisingsắc

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

thúi means rotten; fetid; putrid.

Also spelled thối — same word, same meaning.

Chinese characters: 退

Meanings of thúi in English

Adjective

  1. Northern Vietnam rotten ≈ hưung
  2. Northern Vietnam fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling (with the smell of a decomposing body, of rotting food, especially rotting fruit, or of dung)
    • thối như cóc chếtas stinky as a dead toad
  3. Northern Vietnam, of a bomb unexploded ≈ hỏnghưhư hỏng

Verb

  1. Northern Vietnam to decompose, to rot
    • Trứng thối.The eggs are rotting / have rotten.
    • Cây cối ngập nước thối hết.The vegetation became submerged in water and completely rotted.
  2. Northern Vietnam to stink
  3. Northern Vietnam, of a bomb to be a dud, to refuse to explode ≈ hỏng

Verb

  1. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam to retreat ≈ thoái
    • lúc tiến lúc thốiat times advancing, at times retreating
  2. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam to repay; to give back change (to a customer)
    • thối tiền cho kháchto repay the customer
    • Không có tiền lẻ để thối lại.(I) don't have change to give back.

Synonyms and antonyms of thúi

Antonyms

thơmthơm lừngthơm ngátthơm phứcthơm thonổtiến

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thúi could be written as 退. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tʰuːlʔ (“rotten”). This is the Northern form with typical Northern lowering of *-uː-, with the Central and Southern dialects from Southern Thanh Hoá southwards preserved the vowel unlowered.

Frequently asked questions

What does thúi mean in English?

thúi (adjective) means "rotten; fetid; putrid".

How do you pronounce thúi?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰuj˧˦]; Saigon [tʰuj˦˥]. Tones: thúi — rising tone (sắc).

Is thúi a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thúi is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 退.

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.