tử
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 子 (“child”).
Affix[edit]
tử
- a child, especially a boy or son
- Coordinate term: nữ
- tử tôn ― descendants
- công tử ― a duke's son
- a learned person
- Khổng Tử
- Master Kong
- Phật tử ― Buddhist
- sĩ tử ― a learned person
- (physics, not productive) a particle
- điện tử ― an electron
- quang tử ― a photon
- nguyên tử ― an atom
- phân tử ― a molecule
Noun[edit]
tử
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 死 (“death”).
Verb[edit]
tử
- (in compounds or in certain expressions) to die
- tử trận ― to die in battle
- tử vì đạo ― to be martyred
- cửa tử ― death
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫. Doublet of tía.
Adjective[edit]
tử