dữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *jɨh.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨ˦ˀ˥]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨ˧˨]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

dữ (𫺙)

furious
fierce, ferocious

Derived terms

Terms derived from dữ

dữ dội
dữ tợn

giận dữ

hung dữ

Adverb

dữ

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Used after adjectives to mean really, so, very.

Usage notes

Often used as part of exclamations.

Synonyms

lắm
quá

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