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hồi hộp

Pronunciation Northern /ho̤j˨˩ ho̰ʔp˨˩/ Central /hoj˧˧ ho̰p˨˨/ Southern /hoj˨˩ hop˨˩˨/
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nervous
Adjective
nervous
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
nervous Properties & StatesTheme

A feeling of excitement mixed with nervousness.

Parts
hồi / hộp / 回盒
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Components

Components

hồi hộp
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
回盒
Candidates by syllable
hồi 回 hộp 盒
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
hội họp / xế hộp / cơm hộp / cá hộp …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Ends with this word

xế hộp/cơm hộp/cá hộp/đập hộp/xương hộp

Use
triệu hồi / phản hồi / hồi âm / hồi báo …
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hồi (time) — words using
hộp (box) — words using
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