dù

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "du"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Romanization

dù (du4, Zhuyin ㄉㄨˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喥
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妬／妒
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 度
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敹
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杜
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橐
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 殬
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 渡
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秺
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 簬
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 簵／𰪏
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肚
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芏
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荰
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螙
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠧
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠹
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詙
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍍／镀
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靯
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㓃
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𨧀／𬭊

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cây) dù • (𢂎)

  1. (Southern Vietnam) umbrella
    Synonym: ô
  2. parachute
    lính nhảy dù ― paratrooper
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Tai Dam: ꪏꪴ

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese 猶 (MC yuw, “still, yet”) (SV: do).

Alternative forms

Conjunction

dù • (𠱋, 油)

  1. (literary or formal) even if, although
Usage notes
  • Dù (and its related forms) is most often seen in written works and formal speech. In colloquial spoken Vietnamese, speakers would prefer to use có...(thì) or some other structures instead to express what English speakers would use even if for. For example:
    Có mệt thì vẫn phải làm cho xong đã chứ.
    Even if you're tired, you still have (a task) you gotta complete.
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