tẩu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 斗 (SV: đẩu).

Noun

tẩu

1. tobacco pipe

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 走.

Verb

tẩu

1. (colloquial, rare) to flee
2. to hide (something in another place)

Derived terms

• đào tẩu
• tẩu tán
• tẩu thoát