đậu

See also: đầu, đấu, đẩu, đau, đâu, and Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨]
Homophone: Đậu

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 豆 (“bean”).

Noun

(classifier cây, hạt) đậu

bean
nut

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 逗.

Verb

đậu

(transitive) to park (bring to a halt)
Đậu xe lại nghỉ.
Park the car and rest.

Cấm đậu xe
No parking
(transitive) to moor
Thuyền đậu lại một ngày ở bến.
The boat was moored at the dock for a day.
(intransitive) to perch, alight
Chim đậu trên cành.
The bird perches on a branch.

Verb

đậu

(chiefly Southern Vietnam) to pass (an examination)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 痘.

Noun

đậu

variola; smallpox

Synonyms

(bean): đỗ (in Northern dialects only)
(park): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
(moor): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
(perch): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
(pass): đỗ (in Northern dialects only)

Antonyms

(to pass): rớt

References

"đậu" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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