hờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

hờ • (哬)

1. incompletely; not throughout

   che hờ ― left cover incompletely

   buộc hờ ― tied not very tightly

Adjective

hờ • (哬)

1. with no substance; without actual relationship

   vợ chồng hờ ― a legally married couple who has no real conjugal relationship with each other and mostly uses their legal relationship as a front to society

See also

Derived terms

• hờ hững
• hững hờ
• phòng hờ