hú
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Definition
- Verb:
- To howl: To make a long, loud, often mournful cry, typically associated with wolves, dogs, or the wind.
- To call out loudly: To shout or yell loudly to get someone's attention, often over a distance.
Usage Examples
Verb (To howl):
- Con chó hoang hú lên trong đêm. (The stray dog howled in the night.)
- Gió hú qua khe cửa. (The wind howled through the door crack.)
Verb (To call out loudly):
- Anh ấy hú lên để gọi bạn mình ở phía bên kia đồi. (He called out loudly to summon his friend from the other side of the hill.)
- Vào rừng sâu, họ thường phải hú nhau để giữ liên lạc. (In the deep forest, they often have to call out loudly to each other to stay in contact.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hú hồn": To be frightened out of one's wits; to be scared stiff. (This is an idiomatic compound. The core meaning of "hú" here relates to a startling cry or scare.)
- Câu chuyện ma làm tôi hú hồn. (The ghost story frightened me out of my wits.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hú hét (verb): To shout and yell noisily.
- Đám trẻ con hú hét ngoài sân. (The children are shouting and yelling in the yard.)
- Hú hoạ (interjection/adverb): An exclamation expressing surprise or used to mean "by chance," "accidentally."
- Tôi hú hoạ gặp cô ấy ở chợ. (I ran into her at the market by chance.)
Synonyms
- Tru (verb): To howl (specifically for dogs/wolves).
- Gào (verb): To roar, to wail, to yell (can be for people, wind, or animals).
- La (verb): To shout, to yell.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Hú gọi: To call out loudly to summon someone.
- Người thợ săn hú gọi đàn chó. (The hunter called out loudly to his pack of dogs.)
Related Idioms
- Hú vía: Similar to "hú hồn," meaning to be terribly frightened. (This is an idiomatic compound.)
- Tiếng nổ lớn làm mọi người hú vía. (The loud explosion made everyone jump out of their skin.)