ức

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See also: ực, UC, uC, Uc, Úc, uç, üç, -uc, and u/c

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臆 (“chest”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (“chest”), whence Thai อก (òk).

Noun

(classifier cái) ức

  1. (of a human) sternum
  2. (of a bird, especially a poultry bird) breast
    Đùi hay ức?
    Thigh or breast?

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抑 (“to repress”).

Verb

ức

  1. to resent (about something, especially when one can do nothing about it)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 億.

Numeral

ức

  1. (obsolete) one hundred thousand
    Synonym: vẹo

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