hội

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hoi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 會 (“to gather; to assemble”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hội

  1. a festival
    hội hè ― a summer festival
  2. an assembly, union or confederation
    Hội Liên hiệp Phụ nữ Việt Nam ― Vietnam Women’s Union
  3. cycle of sixty years
    Synonym: Can Chi

Derived terms

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