đồ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

đồ • (圖, 龱, 徒, 途, 塗, 𣘊)

  1. (collective) unspecified stuff or things
  2. (Southern Vietnam) the thing that is used for...; the whatsit that is used for...; -er
    Synonym: cái
    cái/đồ đánh trứng ― a whisk (literally, “the whatsit that's used for whisking eggs”)
  3. (by extension) belongings
  4. (by extension) clothes
    đồ tây ― suits or skirt suits
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 徒.

Particle

đồ

  1. (derogatory) A contemptible person. Used with nouns or adjectives to form insults.
    Đồ chó má!
    You bitch! / You cur!
    Đồ vũ phu!
    You brutish husband / father!
    Đồ độc ác!
    You cruel evil one!
    Đồ ngu!
    You idiot!

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *doː. Cognate with Muong tồ.

Verb

đồ • (途, 塗)

  1. to steam (glutinous rice)
    đồ xôi ― to steam glutinous rice

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圖 (“diagram; chart; map; picture”).

Verb

đồ

  1. to trace (a drawing or painting)
  2. to duplicate (a drawing or painting)
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