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Vietnamese
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 化.
Verb
hoá
- to turn (into)
- hoá thành ― to turn into
- hoá đá ― to be (literally) petrified; to turn into stone
(Can we date this quote?), Trần Lập (lyrics and music), “Người đàn bà hoá đá [The Petrified Woman]”:Người đàn bà hoá đá
Chờ chồng nghìn năm, nhưng người đó đã không quay về
Để nàng sống góa thân mỏi mòn.
Người đàn bà hóa đá
Vì lòng thủy chung còn sắt son
Câu chuyện đó sẽ mãi lưu truyền đến mai sau.- The petrified woman
Waited for her husband for a thousand years, but that man never came back
And so she lived forever widowed.
The petrified woman
Remained faithful till the bitter end
And her story will always live on.
Derived terms
Suffix
hoá
- -ize; -ise
- chuẩn hoá ― to standardize
- Việt hoá ― to Vietnamize
- Latinh hoá ― to romanize
- mũi hoá ― to nasalize
Derived terms
Noun
hoá
- (colloquial, education) Clipping of hoá học (“chemistry”).
See also
- địa (“geo”)
- lí (“phys”)
- sử (“history”)
- văn (“literature”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 貨.
Affix
hoá
- merchandise; goods
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