hổng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 空 (“empty, hollow”, SV: không). Doublet of không.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

hổng • (𫁎)

(of a hole) empty, hollow

Adverb

hổng

Eye dialect spelling of không, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.
Hổng chịu đâu !
Nuh-uh!

Hổng (có) được đâu !
That's no good!

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