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Meaning
3 senses
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Noun
The area of the body below the waist on each side.
vi Anh ấy đang bị đau ở vùng hông bên trái.
en He has a pain in his left hip area.
Verb
To cook food by using steam in a specialized boiler.
vi Mẹ tôi đang hông xôi cho bữa sáng.
en My mother is steam-cooking sticky rice for breakfast.
Adverb
Southern dialect form of 'không': not; (in questions) or not?; also 'no' as an answer.
vi Tui hông biết chuyện đó đâu.
en I don't know about that.