ton hót
Pronunciation
Northern
/tɔn˧˧ hɔt˧˥/
Central
/tɔŋ˧˥ hɔ̰k˩˧/
Southern
/tɔŋ˧˧ hɔk˧˥/
to flatter or fawn
Verb
to flatter or fawn
Usage
derogatory
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Verb
to flatter or fawn Core Actions
Usage
derogatory
To praise someone excessively or behave in an overly submissive way to win their favor.
vi Anh ta luôn ton hót sếp để được thăng tiến.
en He is always fawning over his boss to get a promotion.
Parts
hót / 噂唿
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Parts
hót / 噂唿
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
噂唿
Candidates by syllable
ton
噂
hót
唿
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.
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