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hổng

Pronunciation Northern /hə̰wŋ˧˩˧/ Central /həwŋ˧˩˨/ Southern /həwŋ˨˩˦/
Listen
no; not
Adverb
no; not
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses

Adverb

Sense 1 Adverb
no; not Properties & StatesTheme

A regional variant of the word 'không' used primarily in the Southern dialect of Vietnam.

vi Tôi hổng biết chuyện đó đã xảy ra khi nào.

en I don't know when that happened.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
empty; hollow

Describing something that has nothing inside or contains empty spaces that are not filled.

vi Chiếc hộp này bị hổng bên trong.

en This box is hollow inside.

Parts
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
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hổng
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
hỏng / hông / hồng / hòng …
Use
lỗ hổng / trống hổng / hát hổng / lồng hổng
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