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khò

Pronunciation Northern /xɔ̤˨˩/ Central /kʰɔ˧˧/ Southern /kʰɔ˨˩/
Listen
zzz
Interjection
zzz
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Interjection

Sense 1 Interjection
zzz Core ActionsTheme

Zzz is an onomatopoeic term used to represent the sound of snoring or deep breathing during a heavy sleep.

vi Anh ấy đang ngủ say và phát ra tiếng khò khò.

en He is sleeping soundly and making a zzz sound.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
char

To char something means to burn or blacken its surface by using a powerful source of concentrated heat.

vi Người thợ đang khò lớp sơn cũ trên cửa.

en The worker is charring the old paint layer on the door.

Parts
𠺟
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠺟
Candidates by syllable
khò 𠺟
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
khớ / khô / khó / khở …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Starts with this word

khò khè/khò khò

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