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hồi hộ

Pronunciation Northern /ho̤j˨˩ ho̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /hoj˧˧ ho̰˨˨/ Southern /hoj˨˩ ho˨˩˨/
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to protect
Verb
to protect
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to protect

The act of shielding or protecting someone or something from various dangers or negative influences.

vi Cha mẹ luôn cố gắng hồi hộ con cái trước những khó khăn.

en Parents always try to protect their children from difficulties.

Adverb

Sense 2 Adverb
protectively

An expression that conveys the meaning of providing protection or shielding to a specific subject in a situation.

vi Anh ấy nhìn đứa bé một cách hồi hộ.

en He looked at the baby protectively.

Parts
hồi / hộ / 回護
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
回護
Candidates by syllable
hồi 回 hộ 護(户)
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
bảo vệ / che chở / phòng hộ / che chắn …
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Use
triệu hồi / hồi hộp / phản hồi / hồi âm …
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