thợ hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

thợ +‎ hồ; the second element here refers to hồ xây, also called vữa (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˧˨ʔ ho˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˨˩ʔ how˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˨˩˨ how˨˩]

Verb

thợ hồ

1. a bricklayer; a mason