thư

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: thu, thù, thủ, thú, thụ, thừ, thử, and thứ

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (document; letter).

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thơ

Noun[edit]

(classifier bức, ) thư

  1. (post) a letter
    hòm thư điện tửan e-mail

Affix[edit]

thư

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

Usage notes[edit]

In Chinese, (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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Adjective[edit]

thư

  1. (only in compounds) inactive, idle, unoccupied, free
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms

Adverb[edit]

thư

  1. leisurely, unhurriedly, deliberately, at leisure
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]

References[edit]