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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *jɨh.
Adjective
dữ • (𭁈, 與, 与)
- ferocious
- chó dữ ― a ferocious dog
Bà đó dữ như chằn lửa.- She's very ferocious.
- (rare) very bad; awful
- tin dữ ― very bad news
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Adverb
dữ
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, after adjective) really; very much
- Synonyms: ghê, tợn, khiếp, quá, lắm
Thằng này sao mà ngu dữ!- Why are you so damn stupid?
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Etymology 2
Romanization
dữ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 與
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