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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
đồ • (圖, 龱, 徒, 途, 塗, 𣘊)
- (collective) unspecified stuff or things
- (Southern Vietnam) the thing that is used for...; the whatsit that is used for...; -er
- Synonym: cái
- cái/đồ đánh trứng ― a whisk (literally, “the whatsit that's used for whisking eggs”)
- (by extension) belongings
- (by extension) clothes
- đồ tây ― suits or skirt suits
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 徒.
Particle
đồ
- (derogatory) A contemptible person. Used with nouns or adjectives to form insults.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Vietic *doː. Cognate with Muong tồ.
Verb
đồ • (途, 塗)
- to steam (glutinous rice)
- đồ xôi ― to steam glutinous rice
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 圖 (“diagram; chart; map; picture”).
Verb
đồ
- to trace (a drawing or painting)
- to duplicate (a drawing or painting)
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