tủ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廚 (SV: trù). Compare Khmer ទូ (tuu), Lao ຕູ້ (tū), Thai ตู้ (dtûu).
Noun edit
(classifier cái) tủ • (䈹, 匬, 𣗿, )
- cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe; chest; safe
- (figurative, 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
- (figurative) part of a subject deemed to be high-yield in exams and chosen as the focus of one's study/exam preparation
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
tủ
- (Central Vietnam) to cover (with); to overlay (with)
- Synonym: phủ