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hủ

Pronunciation Northern /hṵ˧˩˧/ Central /hu˧˩˨/ Southern /hu˨˩˦/
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old-fashioned
Adjective
old-fashioned
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
old-fashioned

This adjective describes someone who has outdated, old-fashioned, or narrow-minded views and ideas.

vi Anh ấy vẫn giữ những quan niệm rất hủ về vai trò của phụ nữ.

en He still holds very old-fashioned views about the role of women.

Sense 2 Adjective
rotten

A state of decay or rotting in organic matter or substances over time.

vi Những chiếc lá khô đang dần bị mục hủ trong đất.

en The dry leaves are gradually becoming rotten in the soil.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
朽
Candidates by syllable
hủ 腐(朽)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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hủ tục / lão hủ / cổ hủ / tàu hủ ky …
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