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hứa hôn

Pronunciation Northern /hɨə˧˥ hon˧˧/ Central /hɨ̰ə˩˧ hoŋ˧˥/ Southern /hɨə˧˥ hoŋ˧˧/
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betroth
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betroth
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
betroth

To make a formal promise or a legal agreement for two people to get married.

vi Hai gia đình đã đồng ý hứa hôn cho con cái họ từ lâu.

en The two families agreed to betroth their children long ago.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
engagement

A formal agreement or a committed promise between two people to marry each other later.

vi Lễ hứa hôn của họ sẽ được tổ chức vào tuần tới.

en Their engagement ceremony will be held next week.

Parts
hứa / hôn / 許婚
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
許婚
Candidates by syllable
hứa 許 hôn 昏(㖧 / 惛 / 𧍎)
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
hứa / hứa hẹn / hứa lèo / hứa quốc …
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Use
lời hứa / sào phủ hứa do / hứa tuấn / đất hứa …
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