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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎 (“tiger”). Doublet of khái.
Noun
(classifier con) hổ • (虍)
- tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Synonyms: hùm, cọp, khái, kễnh, ông ba mươi
- Võ Tòng giết hổ trên đồi Cảnh Dương ― Wu Song killed a tiger on Jingyang Ridge
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *huh (“cobra”). Cognate with Tho haw⁵.
Noun
hổ • (䗂)
- (obsolete in isolation) elapid
- Synonym: rắn hổ
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Etymology 3
Adjective
hổ • (虎, 𢜜)
- ashamed
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