tháu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 草 (SV: thảo). Doublet of thảo.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ː)w˦˥]

Adjective

tháu • (艸, 草)

(of writing) scrawling
Nó nguệch ngoạc mấy chữ viết tháu.
He scribbled some scrawlings.

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