mấy hồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

mấy +‎ hồi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məj˧˦ hoj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [məj˨˩˦ hoj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məj˦˥ hoj˨˩]

Adverb

mấy hồi

(colloquial) in no time, for a little bit
Mất bài thì làm lại mấy hồi.
If you lose your homework, you can just do it again in no time.
a definite amount of time, some time
Hoa nở được mấy hồi thì bão tới.
The flowers bloomed for some time then the storm came.

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