Definition

1. Verb:
   • To shout or yell (for help or attention): To call out loudly, typically to alert others, summon assistance, or raise an alarm, especially in a situation of danger or urgency.
   • To scream or cry out: To utter a loud, sharp vocal sound, often involuntarily, due to fear, pain, or the need for immediate help.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy hô hoán khi thấy kẻ lạ mặt. (She shouted for help when she saw the stranger.)
  • Người dân hô hoán để mọi người biết có cháy. (The residents yelled to let everyone know there was a fire.)
  • Hô hoán hàng xóm bắt kẻ trộm. (To scream for help from one's neighbours to catch a burglar.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a sense of urgency and is typically used in contexts where one is trying to mobilize others or draw collective attention to an emergency, crime, or threat.

Variants and Related Words

• Kêu la (v): To shout, to yell (can be for protest, complaint, or general noise, not necessarily for help).
  • Đám đông kêu la phản đối. (The crowd shouted in protest.)
• La hét (v): To scream, to shriek (often with a stronger connotation of fear, anger, or intense emotion).
  • Đứa trẻ la hét vì sợ hãi. (The child screamed in fear.)

Synonyms

• Shout: To utter a loud call or cry.
• Yell: To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, or surprise.
• Cry out: To shout or speak loudly, especially in alarm.
• Call out: To shout to attract attention.

Related Idioms

• While "hô hoán" itself is not commonly part of fixed idioms, its usage is idiomatic to situations of raising an alarm or calling for communal action in response to a crisis.

1. Shout (for help...), scream (for help...)
   • Hô hoán hàng xóm bắt kẻ trộm
     To scream for help from one's neighbours to catch a burglar