đậu

Vietnamese

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese, from ("bean")

Noun

đậu

  1. bean
  2. nut
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

đậu

  1. (transitive) park (bring to a halt)
    Đậu xe lại nghỉ.
    Park the car and rest.
    Cấm đậu xe
    No parking
  2. (transitive) moor
    Thuyền đậu lại một ngày ở bến.
    The boat was moored at the dock for a day.
  3. (intransitive) perch, alight
    Chim đậu trên cành.
    The bird perches on a branch.
  4. pass (an examination)
Synonyms
  • (park): đỗ
  • (moor): đỗ
  • (perch): đỗ

References

Hồ Ngọc Đức, "đậu," Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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