ru rú
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Probably reduplication of rú (“forest, mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zu˧˧ zu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐʊw˧˧ ʐʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹʊw˧˧ ɹʊw˦˥]
Verb edit
ru rú
- (colloquial) to live in a small space; to stay indoors
- Thằng đó ru rú trong nhà cả năm nay rồi, có thấy mặt bao giờ đâu.
- He has been a hikikomori for a whole year, never let his face being seen.