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hờ

Pronunciation Northern /hə̤ː˨˩/ Central /həː˧˧/ Southern /həː˨˩/
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to mourn
Verb
to mourn
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to mourn Properties & StatesTheme

To cry and wail loudly to express deep sorrow for a deceased person.

vi Tiếng hờ khóc vang lên khắp xóm.

en The sound of loud mourning echoed through the neighborhood.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
incompletely

Done in an incomplete manner or only on the surface without being thorough.

vi Anh ấy chỉ làm hờ cho qua chuyện.

en He only did the work incompletely just to get it over with.

Adjective

Sense 3 Adjective
nominal; superficial

Lacking substance or existing without a formal and genuine relationship or commitment.

vi Đó chỉ là một chức danh hờ mà thôi.

en That is only a nominal title.

Parts
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
Candidates by syllable
hờ (𨼋)
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
hỗ / hổ / hộ / họ …
Use
hững hờ / ơ hờ / nóc hờ / phòng hờ
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