xu

Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou.

• IPA^(key): /suː/

xu (plural xu)

1. A minor unit of currency in Vietnam, now little-used, forming a hundredth of a dong.

• & ux., UX

xu

1. Romanization of 𐍇𐌿

xu (Zhuyin ˙ㄒㄩ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 蓿

xu

1. Nonstandard spelling of xū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of xú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of xǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of xù.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

From French sou.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [su˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sʊw˧˧]

xu

1. xu (1/100th of a dong); cent; penny