trở

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈəː˨˩˦]

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From Proto-Vietic *p-ləh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Bulo Stieng pləːh. This is the Central-Southern form, now widely used in written Vietnamese. Doublet of giở in modern written Vietnamese.

• (Northern Vietnam, inland dialects, now widely used) giở
• (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, probably obsolete) lở

trở • (把, 呂, 𫶷, 𧿨, 𠭤, 𪠭, 𪩁, 與)

1. to turn, to change

   trở người ― to turn one's body (during sleep)

   trở thịt trên vỉ ― to flip the meat on the grill

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From etym 1?”)

trở

1. (dialectal) funeral rite

   Synonym: tang

trở

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 阻