hổi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hoi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Adjective

hổi • (𤍃) (diminutive reduplication hôi hổi)

1. steaming (hot)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nóng hổi

 

Etymology 2

Contraction of hồi + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun

hổi

1. (Southern Vietnam) that time; then