xu
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of xu
First recorded in 1945–50; from Vietnamese, from French sou; see origin at sou
Example Sentences
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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
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.
According to the ordinary rule we should say cocu no xu.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.
These four particles are tachi, xu, domo, and ra.
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
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