"ưu" meaning in Vietnamese

See ưu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ʔiw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɨw˧˧] [Huế], [ʔɨw˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 優. Etymology templates: {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|優}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 優 Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} ưu, {{vi-adj}} ưu
  1. (only in fixed Sino-Vietnamese expressions) optimal, superior
    Sense id: en-ưu-vi-adj-oAQ~35c2 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 60 40 Derived forms: tối ưu (alt: 最優), ưu ái (alt: 優愛), ưu du (alt: 優遊), ưu đãi (alt: 優待), ưu điểm (alt: 優點), ưu liệt (alt: 優劣), ưu thế (alt: 優勢), ưu tiên (alt: 優先), ưu trương (alt: 優張), ưu tú (alt: 優秀), ưu việt (alt: 優越)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: [ʔiw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɨw˧˧] [Huế], [ʔɨw˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂. Etymology templates: {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|憂}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂 Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} ưu, {{vi-adj}} ưu
  1. (only in fixed Sino-Vietnamese expressions) sorrowful Derived forms: ưu phiền (alt: 憂煩), ưu sầu (alt: 憂愁), ưu tư (alt: 憂思)
    Sense id: en-ưu-vi-adj-YXzM8qX7 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "alt": "優遊",
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          "alt": "優待",
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          "alt": "優點",
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          "alt": "優劣",
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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Vietnamese: 'ưu du', originally 'ưu du'",
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ưu",
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