thêu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰew˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰew˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰew˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鍬 (SV: thiêu).

Noun

(classifier cái) thêu

1. spade

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繡 (SV: tú).

Verb

thêu • (𫃹, 𬘏)

1. to embroider

Derived terms

Derived terms

• thêu dệt
• thêu thùa