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hòng

Pronunciation Northern /ha̤wŋ˨˩/ Central /hawŋ˧˧/ Southern /hawŋ˨˩/
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to intend
Verb
to intend
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to intend or aim Core ActionsTheme

To have a specific goal or purpose in mind, often with a negative intention.

vi Hắn làm vậy hòng đánh lừa mọi người.

en He did that intending to deceive everyone.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
about to happen

A word used to indicate that something is going to happen very soon.

vi Trời hòng mưa rồi, chúng ta mau về thôi.

en It is about to rain, let's go home.

Parts
洪
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
洪
Candidates by syllable
hòng 洪（䀧 / 啌 / 𠸣 / 𢝳）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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hỏng / hông / hồng / hổng …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
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