Definition

1. Noun (archaic, colloquial):
   • A single hào: Refers specifically to one unit of the former Vietnamese currency subdivision, the hào, emphasizing its small, singular quantity.
   • A trivial amount of money: Used to denote a very small, insignificant sum, often with a dismissive or belittling connotation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy không thiếu một hào chỉ nào. (He doesn't owe a single hào.)
  • Tiền lương ấy chỉ được vài hào chỉ. (That salary is just a few paltry hào.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is a compound of "hào" (the currency unit) and "chỉ", which acts as a restrictive particle emphasizing the small, exact unit. It is used to stress the insignificance or precise minimal amount.

Variants and Related Words

• Hào (n): The basic unit, one-tenth of a đồng in the former Vietnamese currency system.
• Đồng (n): The primary unit of Vietnamese currency.
• Xu (n): A smaller subdivision; one-hundredth of a đồng.

Synonyms

• Trifling sum: A very small and unimportant amount of money.
• Pittance: A very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone.

Related Idioms

• Một hào cũng là tiền: Even a single is still money. (Equivalent to "Every penny counts.")
  • Đừng khinh thường, một hào cũng là tiền. (Don't look down on it; even a single hào is still money.)

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ, khẩu ngữ) như hào (với ý cho là ít ỏi)