xu

[ soo ]

noun

, plural xu.

1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, one 100th of a dong: no longer in use.

xu

/ tʃʊ /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Vietnam worth one hundredth of a dông

Word History and Origins

Origin of xu¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Vietnamese, from French sou; sou

Example Sentences

That was what improved my game, being able to play xu and za.

From The Daily Beast

Among  those criminally detained are Pu Zhiqiang, a prominent human rights lawyer, and Xu Youyu, a philosophy professor.

From The Daily Beast

A clandestine video of a handcuffed Xu in detention appealing to fellow citizens to work for democracy appears here.

From The Daily Beast

In January, Xu Zhiyong, a leader of the movement, was sentenced to four years in jail.

From The Daily Beast

In my home village too a low-ranking cadre named Xu Xianqing literally stuffed himself to death.

From The Daily Beast

The Intellectual part of man's spirit was called, Xu or Khu.

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