name
Meaning 1
A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
xu
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʃuː/
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shü
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homophone: Hsu
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homophone: Hsü
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homophone: Sheu
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homophone: Syu
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/suː/
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rhymes with -uː
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CMU ARPABET: Z UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.
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History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.
Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou.