hoá

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 化.

Verb

hoá

  1. 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.
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Suffix

hoá

  1. -ize; -ise
    chuẩn hoá ― to standardize
    Việt hoá ― to Vietnamize
    Latinh hoá ― to romanize
    mũi hoá ― to nasalize
Derived terms
Vietnamese terms suffixed with hoá

Noun

hoá

  1. (colloquial, education) Clipping of hoá học (“chemistry”).
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貨.

Affix

hoá

  1. merchandise; goods
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