hốt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hot̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hok̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hok̚˦˥]

Verb

hốt • (忽, 㧾)

(colloquial) to collect into one place

Derived terms

Derived terms

bốc hốt
hốt bạc

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 笏.

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) hốt

(historical) the hù
- 1939, Ngô Tất Tố, chapter 19, in Lều chõng:
  Trên chiếc ghế tréo kê ở phía hữu, ông chánh chủ khảo với chiếc mũ cánh chuồn đương ôm cây hốt ở ngực, […]
  On the folding chair on the right, the chief examiner, with the dragonfly-winged hat on his head, was holding a hù next to his chest, […]

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