tứ

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Vietnamese

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tứ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of (four)
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  • Like all Sino-Vietnamese numerals smaller than triệu (million), the "standard" reading tứ itself is never used as a cardinal number (for counting, etc.), where native numerals are used instead; its use therefore is restricted to compounds.
    bốn căn nhà (never *tứ/tư căn nhà)four houses
  • However, the variant is used in titles (e.g. chú ) and in forming numerals bigger than 10.
    bốn mươi forty-four
  • Comparing to Chinese and other Sino-Xenic languages, there is little to no taboo regarding the number "four" (tetraphobia) in Vietnamese. In fact, tứ/ is actually one of the few Sino-Vietnamese numerals that enjoy usages outside of fixed compounds, and the one of the two Sino-Vietnamese items (along không (zero)) that had penetrated into the (lower) cardinal counting system, where it coexists with native bốn.
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Etymology 2

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tứ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of (thought)
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Etymology 3

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tứ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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Etymology 4

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tứ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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