hộ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˨]

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戶. Doublet of cửa and họ.

Noun

hộ

1. (demography, statistics) a household

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 護.

Adverb

hộ

1. (Northern Vietnam) in place of someone else; in someone else's stead; for someone else

   Synonyms: thay, nhờ, giùm

   mang thai hộ ― to be a surrogate mother