u tối
Pronunciation
Northern
/u˧˧ toj˧˥/
Central
/u˧˥ to̰j˩˧/
Southern
/u˧˧ toj˧˥/
Listen
dark; gloomy
Adjective
dark; gloomy
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
dark; gloomy Properties & States
Describing a lack of light or a situation that feels very sad, hopeless, and without any positive outlook.
vi Bầu trời trở nên u tối trước khi cơn bão đến.
en The sky became gloomy before the storm arrived.
Parts
u / tối / A compound of u + tối …
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Parts
u / tối / A compound of u + tối …
OriginA compound of u + tối
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠶑最
Candidates by syllable
u
𠶑（𢉾）
tối
最
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
u ám / âm u / dark
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Similar
u ám / âm u / dark
Use
u mê / u là trời / thâm u / u minh …
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Use
u mê / u là trời / thâm u / u minh …