ứ

ứ U+1EE9, ứ LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH HORN AND ACUTE Composition: u [U+0075] + ◌̛ [U+031B] + ◌́ [U+0301] ← Ứ [U+1EE8] Latin Extended Additional Ừ → [U+1EEA]

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨ˦˥]

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Letter

ứ (upper case Ứ)

1. The letter ư in sắc tone

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淤.

Verb

ứ • (瘀)

1. to be stagnant

Derived terms

• tắc ứ
• ứ đọng

 

Etymology 2

Adverb

ứ

1. (usually childish) negator of verbs

   Ứ chịu đâu.

   No way!

Interjection

ứ

1. (childish) nuh-uh

   —Mai anh về quê thay em nhé!
   —Ứ, mai anh bận việc rồi.

   "Tomorrow, return home instead of me, OK?"
   "Nuh-uh, tomorrow, I'm already busy with work."