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đạo Hồi

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Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ hoj˨˩]Huế [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ hoj˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ hoj˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
đạoheavynặnghồifallinghuyền

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đạo Hồi means synonym of Hồi giáo.

Meanings of đạo Hồi in English

Noun

  1. informal synonym of Hồi giáo (“Islam”) ≈ Hồi giáo

Example sentences with đạo Hồi

  • Fadil không thê kết hôn với một người phụ nữ không theo đạo hồi. Fadil couldn't marry a woman who wasn't Muslim.
  • Mặc dù bố tôi vẫn còn ngại ngần về việc chuyển sang đạo Hồi, nhưng giờ thì chúng tôi đã nói chuyện với nhau về tôn giáo này. My father is still reluctant to convert to Islam but we converse about this religion now.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đạo Hồi could be written as 道回. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

đạo (“religion”) + Hồi (“Hui”), literally "religion of the Hui".

Frequently asked questions

What does đạo Hồi mean in English?

đạo Hồi (noun) means "synonym of Hồi giáo".

How do you pronounce đạo Hồi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ hoj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ hoj˨˩]. Tones: đạo — heavy tone (nặng), hồi — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.