hổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [how˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎 (“tiger”). Doublet of khái.

Noun

(classifier con) hổ

tiger (Panthera tigris)
Synonyms: hùm, cọp, khái, kễnh, ông ba mươi

Võ Tòng giết hổ trên đồi Cảnh Dương
Wu Song killed a tiger on Jingyang Ridge

Derived terms

Derived terms

cá hổ kình (“killer whale”)
hổ báo (“aggressive”)
hổ sư (“tigon”)
sư hổ (“liger”)
tránh hùm mắc hổ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *huh (“cobra”).

Noun

hổ • (䗂)

(archaic) elapid
Synonym: rắn hổ

Adjective

hổ • (𢗝, 𢜜)

ashamed

Derived terms

Derived terms

xấu hổ

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