ức

See also: ực, UC, uC, Úc, uç, üç, -uc, and u/c

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɨk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臆 (“chest”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (“chest”), whence Thai อก (òk).

Noun

(classifier cái) ức

1. (of a human) sternum
2. (of a bird, especially a poultry bird) breast

   Đùi hay ức?

   Thigh or breast?

See also

• vú
• ngực

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抑 (“to repress”).

Verb

ức

1. to resent (about something, especially when one can do nothing about it)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 億.

Numeral

ức

1. (obsolete) one hundred thousand

   • 萬萬億爲一兆 [Vietnamese Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: Cửu chương lập thành tính pháp (九章立成併法)

     Vạn vạn ức vi nhất triệu [Sino-Vietnamese]

     A thousand myriads multiplied by 10 myriads is one trillon.

   Synonym: vẹo

Anagrams

• cứ