xu

American  

[soo] / su /

noun

plural

xu

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

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xu British  

/ tʃʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of xu

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

Example Sentences

Her indignation came to her in English, even as she recalled a Chinese saying, Lao xu cbeng nu — constant shame becomes anger.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

According to the ordinary rule we should say cocu no xu.

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.

I suggest that he wrote "fifteen" in error for "twelve": in other words his document had xii, and he misread it xu.

From St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh by Lawlor, Hugh Jackson

These four particles are tachi, xu, domo, and ra.

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.

Thus, ten mean 'heaven,' xu means 'lord,' and tenxu means 'lord of heaven.'

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.