hầu hạ
Pronunciation
Northern
/hə̤w˨˩ ha̰ːʔ˨˩/
Central
/həw˧˧ ha̰ː˨˨/
Southern
/həw˨˩ haː˨˩˨/
Listen
to serve
Verb
to serve
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to serve
The act of taking care of, serving, or following the requests of another person with dedication.
vi Anh ấy tận tụy hầu hạ cha mẹ già.
en He dedicatedly serves his elderly parents.
Parts
hầu / hạ / 候下
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Parts
hầu / hạ / 候下
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
候下
Candidates by syllable
hầu
候（猴 / 喉 / 𤶿 / 𧓏）
hạ
下
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.
Similar
túc hạ / lập hạ / môn hạ / bán hạ …
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Similar
túc hạ / lập hạ / môn hạ / bán hạ …
Use
hầu hết / hầu như / hầu bàn / yết hầu …
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Use
hầu hết / hầu như / hầu bàn / yết hầu …