hỏi han
Pronunciation
Northern
/hɔ̰j˧˩˧ haːn˧˧/
Central
/hɔj˧˩˨ haːŋ˧˥/
Southern
/hɔj˨˩˦ haːŋ˧˧/
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inquire
Verb
inquire
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
inquire Greetings & Politeness
To ask questions in order to find out information or to check on someone's well-being and health.
vi Cô ấy thường xuyên gọi điện để hỏi han sức khỏe của cha mẹ.
en She frequently calls to inquire about her parents' health.
Parts
hỏi / han / Inherited from Proto-Vietic …
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Parts
hỏi / han / Inherited from Proto-Vietic …
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
每嘆
Candidates by syllable
hỏi
每（𠳨）
han
嘆（𠻃 / 𧄊 / 𨫪）
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
hối hận
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Similar
hối hận
Use
câu hỏi / học hỏi / bánh hỏi / đòi hỏi
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Use
câu hỏi / học hỏi / bánh hỏi / đòi hỏi