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hổng

Pronunciation Northern /hə̰wŋ˧˩˧/ Central /həwŋ˧˩˨/ Southern /həwŋ˨˩˦/
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no; not
Adverb
no; not
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Adverb

Sense 1 Adverb
no; not Properties & StatesTheme

A regional variant of the word 'không' used primarily in the Southern dialect of Vietnam.

vi Tôi hổng biết chuyện đó đã xảy ra khi nào.

en I don't know when that happened.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
empty; hollow

Describing something that has nothing inside or contains empty spaces that are not filled.

vi Chiếc hộp này bị hổng bên trong.

en This box is hollow inside.

Parts
空
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
空
Candidates by syllable
hổng 閧
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hỏng / hông / hồng / hòng …
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Use
lỗ hổng / trống hổng / hát hổng / lồng hổng
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