thư

(Redirected from lá thư)
See also: thu, thù, thủ, thú, thụ, thừ, thử, and thứ

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (document; letter).

Alternative forms edit

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thơ

Noun edit

(classifier bức, ) thư

  1. (post) a letter
    hòm thư điện tửan e-mail

Affix edit

thư

  1. (dated or historical) a document, book or compilation
    chứng minh thư
    an identity card
    Hậu Hán thưthe Book of (Later) Han
    Đại Việt sử ký toàn thưComplete Annals of Đại Việt

Usage notes edit

In Chinese, (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 .

Adjective edit

thư

  1. (only in compounds) inactive, idle, unoccupied, free
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Adverb edit

thư

  1. leisurely, unhurriedly, deliberately, at leisure
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