thư
(Redirected from lá thư)
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 書 (“document; letter”).
Alternative forms edit
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thơ
Noun edit
Affix edit
thư
- (dated or historical) a document, book or compilation
- chứng minh thư
- an identity card
- Hậu Hán thư ― the Book of (Later) Han
- Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư ― Complete Annals of Đại Việt
Usage notes edit
In Chinese, 書/书 (shū) ambiguously means "book", "document" or "letter". In Vietnamese, the senses of "book" and "document" are only fossilized and not productive. The free noun only means "letter". For the free noun meaning "book", use sách instead.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 舒.
Adjective edit
thư
- (only in compounds) inactive, idle, unoccupied, free
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Adverb edit
thư
Synonyms edit
- (leisurely): thong thả
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “leisurely”): bức bách
References edit
- "thư" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)