thọ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounadverbverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰɔ˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰɔ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰɔ˨˩˨] browser voice

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Chinese characters: 壽

Meanings of thọ in English

Noun

only in fixed expressions old age of 60 or above
- chúc/mừng thọto wish someone of age 60 or above good health
abbreviation short for tuổi thọ (“life expectancy”)
- giảm thọto take years out of one's life
- tổn thọmentally taxing, that can damage one's well-being

Adverb

of living very long
- sống thọto stay living for a long time; to have a long life

Verb

abbreviation clipping of hưởng thọ (“to die at age...”)
- thọ 70 tuổito die at age 70

Words with thọ

hưởng thọ tuổi thọ thọ mệnh

Example sentences with thọ

Không phải bác sỹ nào cũng sống thọ. Doctors do not always live long.
Bác sỹ không phải luôn luôn sống thọ. Doctors do not always live long.
Người ta thường nói là phụ nữ sống thọ hơn nam giới. It is said that women live longer than men.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壽 (“longevity”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce thọ?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɔ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰɔ˨˩˨]. Tones: thọ — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thọ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thọ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 壽.

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.