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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 尺 (“ruler”, SV: xích).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cây) thước • (𢭑)
- a tool for measuring length
- thước (kẻ) ― a ruler
- thước đo góc/độ ― a protractor
- thước cuộn/dây ― a tape measure
Noun
thước • (𡱩, 𫵟)
- a Vietnamese yard, equal to 40 cm
1889, Trương Minh Ký, Như Tây nhựt trình:Nghỉ tàu sắt, khéo gầy khéo dựng,
Ba bốn từng, coi giống tòa lầu.
Cả trăm ngoài thước trước sau,
Bề ngan mười mấy, bề sâu quá mười.- We stayed on a well-built steel ship,
She had several floors, just like a multi-storey.
Her total length was more than 100 thước,
and both her width and depth were over 10.
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