ru
[zu˧˧]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
(verb) to sing (a baby) to sleep
Register: formal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
hát ruto sing a lullaby
Ru con, mẹ ru con,
Tiếng ru cả cuộc đời.
Ru con lời ru,
Cất lên từ ngàn đời.Lull you, I lull you,
With the song of a lifetime.
Lull you, with a lullaby,
Resonating with eternity.
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Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(particle) final particle used for negation or to form rhetorical questions
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
hạt từ dùng để phủ định hoặc hình thành câu hỏi tu từ
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Register: formal
Examples
翁獻公渃晋侯𣩂所世子𠸜羅申生。翁公子𠸜羅重耳保浪：「𤽗𫳵拯𠚢𪠞丕𠱋。」Duke Xian of the state of Jin was prepared to kill his heir son, named Shen Sheng. Another son, named Chong'er, said: "Why aren't you leaving?"
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Common questions
What does “ru” mean?
(verb) to sing (a baby) to sleep
Is “ru” formal or informal?
ru is generally formal.