Definition

1. Verb:
   • To shout for joy: To make loud, enthusiastic vocal expressions to show great happiness or excitement.
   • To cheer / to shout encouragement: To make loud, supportive shouts, typically to encourage someone, such as athletes or performers.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đám đông reo hò khi đội nhà ghi bàn. (The crowd shouted for joy when the home team scored a goal.)
  • Các cổ động viên reo hò để cổ vũ tinh thần. (The fans cheered to boost morale.)
  • Trẻ em reo hò trong công viên. (The children were shouting with joy in the park.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a collective, noisy, and unrestrained expression of emotion from a group.
• It can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation of creating a disruptive uproar, depending on context.

Variants and Related Words

• Reo (v): To cry out, to exclaim (often with joy).
  • Trẻ con reo lên khi thấy quà. (The children exclaimed when they saw the gifts.)
• Hò reo (v): A variant form with the same meaning as "reo hò".
  • Tiếng hò reo vang dội khắp sân vận động. (The sound of cheering echoed throughout the stadium.)

Synonyms

• Cheer: To shout approval or encouragement.
• Shout: To call or cry out loudly.
• Exclaim: To cry out suddenly or vehemently.
• Yell: To utter a loud cry or scream.

Related Idioms

• Reo hò ầm ĩ: To make a tremendous racket; to shout and make noise boisterously.
  • Bọn trẻ reo hò ầm ĩ cả xóm. (The kids made a tremendous racket that disturbed the whole neighborhood.)

1. Shout for joy, shout for encouragement
   • Reo hò cổ vũ vận động viên
     There were shouts of encouragement for the athletes