hốt nhiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/hot˧˥ ɲiən˧˧/
Central
/ho̰k˩˧ ɲiəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/hok˧˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧/
suddenly; unexpectedly
Adverb
suddenly; unexpectedly
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
suddenly; unexpectedly
Occurring in a sudden and unexpected way that people do not notice or expect.
vi Hốt nhiên một cơn gió mạnh thổi qua cánh đồng.
en Suddenly, a strong wind blew across the field.
Parts
hốt / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 忽然 / 忽然
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Parts
hốt / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 忽然 / 忽然
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 忽然
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
忽然
Candidates by syllable
hốt
忽（惚 / 㧾）
nhiên
然
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hốt / hốt thuốc / hốt cái / hốt hoảng …
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Similar
hốt / hốt thuốc / hốt cái / hốt hoảng …
Use
hoảng hốt / hốt tất liệt / trâm hốt
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Use
hoảng hốt / hốt tất liệt / trâm hốt