Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /zəw˧˨ʔ/, /jəw˨˩ʔ/, /jəw˨˩˨/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 酉 (dậu) referring to the tenth Earthly Branch (5 to 7 PM), which is itself associated with the rooster of the Chinese zodiac.