vậy ru

Vậy ru, anh đã làm xong bài tập rồi sao?

Definition

1. Interjection (archaic):
   • Really! / Is that so!: An exclamation used to express surprise, skepticism, or to seek confirmation about a statement just heard. It functions as a rhetorical question, similar to "Oh, really?" or "Is that true?".

Usage Examples

• Interjection:
  • "Cậu ấy đã giành được học bổng ư?" – "Vậy ru!" ("He won the scholarship?" – "Really!")
  • "Họ nói trời sắp mưa to." – "Vậy ru? Trời vẫn nắng mà." ("They say it's going to rain heavily." – "Is that so? But it's still sunny.")

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It might be encountered in classical literature, period dramas, or used deliberately for a poetic or old-fashioned stylistic effect.

Variants and Related Words

• Vậy ư?: A more modern and common variant with the same meaning ("Oh, really?" / "Is that so?").
  • Anh định đi vào ngày mai ư? Vậy ư? (You plan to leave tomorrow? Is that so?)

Synonyms

• Thật sao?: Really?
• Vậy hả? / Vậy à?: Is that so? (common, colloquial).
• Ồ, thế ư?: Oh, is that it?

Related Idioms

• While "vậy ru" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, its function is idiomatic as a standalone exclamatory phrase expressing reaction or doubt.