ho he

Vietnamese

Etymology

ho (“to cough”) +‎ he (“to clamor, to cry out”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔ˧˧ hɛ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔ˧˧ hɛ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɔ˧˧ hɛ˧˧]

Verb

ho he

1. to talk back
2. (by extension) to oppose, to protest