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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廚 (SV: trù). Compare Khmer ទូ (tuu), Lao ຕູ້ (tū), Thai ตู้ (dtûu).
Noun
(classifier cái) tủ • (䈹, 匬, 𣗿, )
- cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe; chest; safe
- (figurative, colloquial) something valuable and useful that is kept by people to themselves, and only shown or used in times of need to win over others; stock-in-trade
- (figurative) part of a subject deemed to be high-yield in exams and chosen as the focus of one's study/exam preparation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
tủ
- (Central Vietnam) to cover (with); to overlay (with)
- Synonym: phủ