hộ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [how˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戶. Doublet of cửa and họ.

Noun

hộ

  1. (demography, statistics) a household
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 護.

Adverb

hộ

  1. (Northern Vietnam) in place of someone else; in someone else's stead; for someone else
    Synonyms: thay, nhờ, giùm
    mang thai hộ ― to be a surrogate mother
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