nhử

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• dử (denasalized)

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 餌 (SV: nhị).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nhử • (汝, 唋)

1. to lure

   lấy mồi nhử cá ― to use bait to lure fish

Derived terms

• mồi nhử