cổ hủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 古 and 腐.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˩ hu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˨ hʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ hʊw˨˩˦]

Adjective

cổ hủ

  1. (of idea, style, etc.) outdated; pedantic
    Già rồi thì ắt cổ hủ dù muốn hay không.
    Whether you wish or not, that one's getting old and then grows out of date is an inevitable pattern.
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