Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Probably from non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: thối).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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thui (𤏥, )

  1. To burn black, scorch.
  2. To cook an animal or meat outside in by burning or scorching its outer layer (mostly with skin), so that while the outer layer is well-cooked, the inner meat remains rare or medium rare.
    Near-synonym: nướng (to roast without scorching)
    thuiveal calf roasted whole over an open flame

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Adjective

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thui

  1. (only in compounds) undeveloped

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