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| ổ | U+1ED5, ổ
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX AND HOOK ABOVE |
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
ổ (lower case, upper case Ổ)
- The letter ô with the hook above (dấu hỏi) to indicate a "mid-falling" tone (thanh hỏi) in its pronunciation.
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.
Noun
ổ • (塢)
- (of fowls, rats and certain insects, especially termites) a nest
- Synonym: tổ
- ổ vịt xiêm ― a Muscovy duck nest
- ổ chuột ― a rat or mouse colony
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, Cánh đồng bất tận: "Ơi Cải về đâu", NXB Trẻ
Ông mướn một cái nhà thấp, nhỏ như ổ mối, vừa đủ hai người còm nhom chui ra chui vào.- He rented a house, low and small as a termite colony, just enough for two skinny people to worm themselves in and out of.
- (by extension) a space where something undesirable gathers or concentrates
- a space where lawbreakers gather
- lạc vào ổ cướp ― to be lost in a den of thieves
- ổ mại dâm ― a whorehouse
- (collective) an organized group of lawbreakers
- bắt được một ổ tội phạm ― to be successfully arrest a group of criminals
- a space where the causes of a disease concentrate; a disease hot spot
- ổ dịch ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- a place where combat forces are concentratedly deployed
- ổ phục kích ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (by extension, collective) newly born animals within the same nest
- mua ổ vịt ― to buy newly born ducks
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably the same as etymology 1.
Classifier
ổ • (隖)
- Indicates bánh mì or any food that resembles a stuffed bánh mì
- ổ hamburger ― a hamburger
- ba ổ bánh mì ― three loaves of bread