xưa

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 初 (“a long time ago; original”, SV: sơ).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨə˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨə˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨə˧˧]

Adjective edit

xưa • (初, 𠸗, 𫋶)

old; ancient

Noun edit

xưa • (初, 𠸗, 𫋶)

a long time ago; old times
Antonym: nay

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