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hù

Listen
to scare
Verb
to scare
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to scare Core ActionsTheme

The act of causing someone to feel sudden fear through an unexpected sound or a surprise appearance.

vi Anh ấy cố tình hù tôi từ phía sau cánh cửa.

en He intentionally tried to scare me from behind the door.

Interjection

Sense 2 Interjection
boo!

A sudden and loud exclamation intended to startle or frighten someone as a joke or surprise.

vi Hù! Làm bạn giật mình phải không nào?

en Boo! Did I startle you just now?

Noun

Sense 3 Noun
owl

A general name for a group of large owls known for their distinctive calls in the natural environment.

vi Con hù đang đậu trên cành cây cao.

en The owl is perching on a high tree branch.

Parts
旴
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
旴
Candidates by syllable
hù 旴
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
hư / hủ / hứ / hừ …
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Use
thồi hù / tối hù
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