Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ru

[zu˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to sing (a baby) to sleep

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hát ru cho ngủ

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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

Both English Tiếng Việt

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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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.

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