đậu

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨]
• Homophone: Đậu

Sino-Vietnamese word from 豆 (“bean”).

(classifier cây, hạt) đậu

1. bean
2. nut

Sino-Vietnamese word from 痘.

đậu

1. variola; smallpox

Sino-Vietnamese word from 逗.

đậu

1. (transitive) to park (bring to a halt)

   Đậu xe lại nghỉ. ― Park the car and rest.

   Cấm đậu xe! ― No parking!

2. (transitive) to moor

   Thuyền đậu lại một ngày ở bến. ― The boat was moored at the dock for a day.

3. (intransitive) to perch, alight

   Chim đậu trên cành. ― The bird perches on a branch.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

đậu

1. (chiefly Southern Vietnam) to pass (an examination)

   Antonyms: rớt, trượt

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

đậu

1. (transitive) to interweave, to plait
2. (transitive) to contribute, to add up (money) jointly

   Đậu vốn buôn bè ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• (bean): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
• (park): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
• (moor): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
• (perch): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
• (pass): đỗ (in Northern dialects only)