tủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廚 (SV: trù). Compare Khmer ទូ (tuu), Lao ຕູ້ (tū), Thai ตู้ (dtûu).

Noun

(classifier cái) tủ (䈹, 匬, 𣗿, 󰊤)

  1. cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe; chest; safe
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) something valuable and useful that is kept by people to themselves, and only shown or used in times of need to win over others; stock-in-trade
  3. (figuratively) part of a subject deemed to be high-yield in exams and chosen as the focus of one's study/exam preparation
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • trúng tủ
  • tủ áo
  • tủ búp phê
  • tủ chè
  • tủ chữa cháy
  • tủ đá
  • tủ đè
  • tủ đứng
  • tủ đựng chén
  • tủ lạnh
  • tủ lệch
  • tủ li
  • tủ ly
  • tủ sách
  • tủ sắt
  • tủ tường

Etymology 2

Verb

tủ

  1. (Central Vietnam) to cover (with); to overlay (with)
    Synonym: phủ
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