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dở

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adjectiveadverb Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [zəː˧˩]Huế [jəː˧˨]Saigon [jəː˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
dởdippinghỏi

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dở means bad; uninteresting.

Meanings of dở in English

Adjective

  1. bad, uninteresting
  2. unfinished

Adverb

  1. half ≈ vừa
    • dở khóc dở cườicrying and laughing at the same time

Words with dở

dang dởdở dangdở dở ương ươngdở ẹcdở hơi

Synonyms and antonyms of dở

Antonyms

hay

Example sentences with dở

  • Anh ta học toán dở tệ. He is terrible at math.
  • Bộ phim này dở tệ. This movie sucks.
  • Người nào cũng có cái hay và cái dở của họ. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
  • Trong xưởng vẽ có một bức tranh sơn dầu đang vẽ dở. Ngoài ra thì trong đó chẳng còn một bức tranh nào cả. There was a single oil painting left unfinished in the studio. No other pictures were there.

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, dở could be written as 𱟩, 𫺙, 𱠎, 與. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does dở mean in English?

dở (adjective) means "bad; uninteresting".

How do you pronounce dở?

IPA: Hanoi [zəː˧˩]; Saigon [jəː˨˩˦]. Tones: dở — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.