ổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o"

ổ U+1ED5, ổ LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX AND HOOK ABOVE Composition: o [U+006F] + ◌̂ [U+0302] + ◌̉ [U+0309] ← Ổ [U+1ED4] Latin Extended Additional Ỗ → [U+1ED6]

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔow˨˩˦]

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Letter

ổ (lower case, upper case Ổ)

1. The letter ô with the hook above (dấu hỏi) to indicate a "mid-falling" tone (thanh hỏi) in its pronunciation.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.

Noun

ổ • (塢)

1. (of fowls, rats and certain insects, especially termites) a nest

   Synonym: tổ

   ổ vịt xiêm ― a Muscovy duck nest

   ổ chuột ― a rat or mouse colony

   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, Cánh đồng bất tận: "Ơi Cải về đâu", NXB Trẻ

     Ông mướn một cái nhà thấp, nhỏ như ổ mối, vừa đủ hai người còm nhom chui ra chui vào.

     He rented a house, low and small as a termite colony, just enough for two skinny people to worm themselves in and out of.

2. (by extension) a space where something undesirable gathers or concentrates
   1. a space where lawbreakers gather

      lạc vào ổ cướp ― to be lost in a den of thieves

      ổ mại dâm ― a whorehouse

      1. (collective) an organized group of lawbreakers

         bắt được một ổ tội phạm ― to be successfully arrest a group of criminals

   2. a space where the causes of a disease concentrate; a disease hot spot

      ổ dịch ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   3. a place where combat forces are concentratedly deployed

      ổ phục kích ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (by extension, collective) newly born animals within the same nest

   mua ổ vịt ― to buy newly born ducks

Derived terms

• hang ổ
• ổ cắm
• ổ chuột
• ổ điện
• ổ khoá

Etymology 2

Probably the same as etymology 1.

Classifier

ổ • (隖)

1. Indicates bánh mì or any food that resembles a stuffed bánh mì

   ổ hamburger ― a hamburger

   ba ổ bánh mì ― three loaves of bread