tờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詞 (“word; statement”). Doublet of từ, now the modern common reading of the character.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təː˨˩]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Noun

tờ

1. sheet

Derived terms

Derived terms

• giấy tờ

 

Classifier

tờ

1. Indicates paper sheet-based items, such as newspapers (báo), magazines (tạp chí), political flyers (truyền đơn), etc.