thư

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See also: thu, thù, thủ, thú, thụ, thừ, thử, and thứ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 書 (“document; letter”).

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thơ

Noun

(classifier bức, lá) thư

  1. (post) a letter
    hòm thư điện tử ― an e-mail

Affix

thư

  1. (dated or historical) a document, book or compilation
    chứng minh thư
    an identity card
    Hậu Hán thư ― the Book of (Later) Han
    Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư ― Complete Annals of Đại Việt

Usage notes

In Chinese, 書 / 书 (shū) ambiguously means "book", "document" or "letter". In Vietnamese, the senses of "book" and "document" are only fossilized and not productive. The free noun only means "letter". For the free noun meaning "book", use sách instead.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舒.

Adjective

thư

  1. (only in compounds) inactive, idle, unoccupied, free
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Adverb

thư

  1. leisurely, unhurriedly, deliberately, at leisure
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References

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