nau
[naw˧˧]
Preserved but no longer current.
Sense 1
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
𬂙澄宮漢𱥯重賖
唯唯隊㝹郡𦛌𦚐Looking at the Han palace several floors away,
Sharp and keen are the guts' many twistings and writhings.
切𠬠身房空𨻫𪧚
𠱾節𫅜𢗖𢖵隊㝹Pitiful is the lonely wife inside an empty room
Who lets her finest seasons [endure] much haphazard agony.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) birth pang
Common questions
What does “nau” mean?
(noun) pain
Is “nau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.