thọ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壽 (“longevity”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɔ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɔ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɔ˨˩˨]
• Homophone: Thọ

thọ

1. Short for tuổi thọ (“life expectancy”).

   giảm thọ

   to take years out of one's life

   tổn thọ

   mentally taxing, that can damage one's well-being

2. (only in fixed expressions) old age of 60 or above

   chúc/mừng thọ

   to wish someone of age 60 or above good health

thọ

1. (of living) very long

   sống thọ

   to stay living for a long time; to have a long life

thọ

1. (of an old person of age 60 or above) Clipping of hưởng thọ (“to die at age...”).

   thọ 70 tuổi

   to die at age 70

• thượng thọ