hẳn hoi

Vietnamese

Etymology

-oi reduplication (A tone) of hẳn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [han˧˩ hɔj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haŋ˧˨ hɔj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩˦ hɔj˧˧]

Adjective

hẳn hoi

  1. proper
    Làm ăn hẳn hoi vô, thì người ta mới tín nhiệm.
    Only by properly doing your job will others hold their trust on you.
  2. distinct
    Chính mắt tôi thấy hẳn hoi, nhầm sao được.
    It could not be a mistake since I witnessed the event with my bare eyes.
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