hộp

See also: hop, hóp, hớp, họp, hợp, and Hóp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盒 (“box”, SV: hạp).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hop̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hop̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hop̚˨˩˨]

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Noun

(classifier cái) hộp • (盒)

1. a squarish container made of bendable material, such as a box or a carton

   hộp sữa ― a carton of milk

   sữa hộp ― milk in a carton

   cơm hộp ― boxed rice

2. a can or tin

   cá hộp ― canned fish

   đồ hộp ― canned food

See also

Derived terms

• cơm hộp
• đóng hộp
• đồ hộp
• hộp đêm
• hộp quẹt
• hộp sọ