vật tư

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vət̚˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vək̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vək̚˨˩˨ tɨ˧˧] ~ [jək̚˨˩˨ tɨ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 物資, composed of 物 (“item, object, thing”) and 資.

Noun

vật tư

1. materials; supplies; resources

Etymology 2

vật +‎ tư, calque of Chinese 私物 (tư vật). Probably also a reanalysis of the etymology above.

Noun

vật tư

1. personal belongings; possessions