sứ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [sɨ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 瓷 (“crockery, porcelain, chinaware”; SV: từ).

Noun

sứ

chinaware, porcelain

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 使 (“envoy, messenger, ambassador”).

Noun

sứ

(historical) an envoy; an ambassador

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