trù phú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 稠 and 富.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˨˩ fu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˦˩ fʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ fʊw˦˥]

Adjective

trù phú

1. (of a region) populous and prosperous; crowded and rich
2. (figurative, rare, of a person) wealthy