cử

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨ˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舉 (“to lift, to conduct, to praise, to appoint”).

Verb

cử

1. to appoint, delegate
2. (only in compounds) to lift

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cử hành
• cử tạ
• ứng cử

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 櫸 (“zelkova”).

Noun

(classifier cây) cử

1. zelkova