Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nụ

[nu˧˨ʔ] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) flower bud

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

búp hoa

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

𨅹𨖲𣘃𣞻𢲨花𨀈𫴋𪽣𣘁𢲨𦵚尋春Climb the pomelo tree to pick flowers [Then] Go to the eggplant field looking for a dog rose.

Cây hồng này đang ra nhiều nụ.This rosebush is producing lots of buds.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(classifier) Used for smiles and kisses

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

để đếm nụ cười và nụ hôn

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một nụ cườia smile

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) Any of species Garcinia gummi-gutta (syn. Garcinia cambogia)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Loài Garcinia gummi-gutta

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What does “nụ” mean?

(noun) flower bud

Is “nụ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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