sứ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [sɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [sɨ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 瓷 (“crockery, porcelain, chinaware”, SV: từ).

Noun

sứ • (𱗆, 使)

  1. chinaware; porcelain
Derived terms
  • gốm sứ
  • men sứ

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 使 (“envoy, messenger, ambassador”).

Noun

sứ

  1. (historical) envoy; ambassador
    đi sứ nước... ― to be an envoy to the country of...
Derived terms
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