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xưng hô

Pronunciation Northern /sɨŋ˧˧ ho˧˧/ Central /sɨŋ˧˥ ho˧˥/ Southern /sɨŋ˧˧ ho˧˧/
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address
Verb
address

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
to address Greetings & Basic ExchangesTheme

To refer to oneself and address the other person with suitable words, such as pronouns or kinship terms, when talking to each other.

vi Hai người họ xưng hô với nhau rất lịch sự.

en The two of them address each other very politely.

Parts
xưng / hô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 稱呼 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 稱呼

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
稱呼
Candidates by syllable
xưng 称(稱) hô 呼(瑚 / 岵)
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
tri hô / ô hô / rạn san hô / tung hô …
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Use
nhân xưng / xưng hiệu / xưng xưng / tiêu xưng …
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