ổ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ổ (upper case Ổ)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.
Noun[edit]
- (of fowls, rats and certain insects, especially termites) a nest
- 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, generally, derogatory) a space where a lot of people of the same kind gather
- ổ chuột ― a slum
- ổ mại dâm ― a whorehouse
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Derived terms
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably the same as etymology 1.
Classifier[edit]
- Indicates things that have the slightly squared or elongated form
- ổ hamburger ― a hamburger
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