hô
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Definition
Verb:
- To cry out, to shout, to call out loudly: To utter a loud, clear, and typically short vocal sound, often to command, urge, rally, or express a slogan, determination, or summons.
Adjective (less common):
- Protruding, buck-toothed: Describing front teeth (incisors) that stick out prominently.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Huấn luyện viên hô to: "Chạy nhanh lên!" (The coach shouted loudly: "Run faster!")
- Đám đông hô vang khẩu hiệu. (The crowd chanted the slogan loudly.)
- Anh ấy hô tên tôi từ phía xa. (He called out my name from afar.)
Adjective:
- Cậu bé có hàm răng hô. (The boy has buck teeth. / The boy's teeth are protruding.)
Advanced Usage
- "hô hào": to rally, to call upon, to incite (often for a cause or action).
- Anh ấy hô hào mọi người tham gia hiến máu. (He rallied people to participate in blood donation.)
- "hô hoán": to yell, to shout (often in alarm or distress).
- Người phụ nữ hô hoán khi bị mất ví. (The woman yelled out when she lost her wallet.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hô to (verb phrase): to shout loudly.
- Hô vang (verb phrase): to resound with shouts, to chant loudly.
- Hô khẩu hiệu (verb phrase): to chant a slogan.
- Hô hấp (noun): respiration, breathing (a distinct, unrelated compound word).
- Hào hô (adjective, colloquial): an intensified form describing very protruding teeth.
Synonyms
- La (verb): to yell, to shout (often with a negative connotation like scolding).
- Gọi (verb): to call (general term, not necessarily loud).
- Kêu (verb): to cry out, to call.
- Reo (verb): to cheer, to shout joyfully.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Hô lên: to cry out suddenly.
- Cô ấy hô lên khi nhìn thấy con nhện. (She cried out when she saw the spider.)
- Hô vào: to shout into (a space).
- Đừng hô vào micro như thế! (Don't shout into the microphone like that!)
Related Idioms
- "Hô phong hoán vũ" (idiom): Literally "to call the wind and summon the rain"; to have great power or influence, to be able to make things happen.
- Ông ấy tưởng mình có thể hô phong hoán vũ. (He thought he could command the wind and rain. / He thought he was all-powerful.)
- "Một người hô, trăm người theo" (proverb): Literally "One person shouts, a hundred people follow"; illustrating the power of leadership or a rallying cry.