hẩu
Definition
- Adjective (slang, colloquial):
- Good; excellent; kind: Used to describe something or someone as being of high quality, pleasant, or agreeable. It often carries a tone of enthusiastic approval.
- Delicious; tasty: Primarily used to describe food that tastes very good.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Phim này hẩu lắm! (This movie is excellent!)
- Con bé đó hẩu, hay giúp đỡ người khác. (That girl is kind, she often helps others.)
- Món phở này hẩu thật. (This pho is really delicious.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "hẩu" is considered informal and is derived from a Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese character "好" (hǎo), meaning "good". Its usage is more common in casual, spoken language, particularly in some Northern Vietnamese dialects.
Variants and Related Words
- Hảo (adj): The standard Sino-Vietnamese form meaning "good", often found in compound words (e.g., - good man, hero; - good-hearted).
- Ngon (adj): The standard and more common Vietnamese word for "delicious".
Synonyms
- Tốt: Good.
- Ngon: Delicious.
- Tuyệt: Excellent, fantastic.
- Tử tế: Kind, nice (for describing character).
Related Idioms
- "Hẩu tâm": A colloquial and playful deformation of , meaning good-hearted or kind-hearted.
- Anh ta có hẩu tâm lắm. (He is very kind-hearted.)
adj
-
kind; good; delicious
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ chứa "hẩu"
Từ có nhắc đến "hẩu"
