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gió

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [zɔ˧˦]Huế [jɔ˨˩˦]Saigon [jɔ˦˥] browser voice
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gió means wind; wristbands or ankle bands.

Classifier: cơn, ngọn, con, luồng, làn — e.g. một cơn gió (one wind)

Meanings of gió in English

Noun

  1. wind (movement of air)
    • Cơn gió nào đưa anh đến đây?What wind blows you here?
    • Cuốn theo chiều gióGone with the Wind
  2. harmful elements that are believed to cause fevers, especially if the patient is exposed to a lot of wind, commonly thought of as actual harmful winds that can penetrate the body and that can be guarded against with silver-coated necklaces, wristbands or ankle bands
    • Yếu mà còn ra gió.You go out into the wind even though you're weak. / Don't expose yourself to the wind if you're so weak. / Don't try to do daring things if you really can't.

Words with gió

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Idioms and sayings with gió

Example sentences with gió

  • Đi trong gió là rất khó. It's difficult to walk in the wind.
  • Gió thổi từ hướng Tây Nam. The wind is coming from the southwest.
  • Gió thổi từ hướng Tây Bắc. The wind is coming from the northwest.
  • Gió thổi từ phía Đông Bắc. The wind is coming from the northeast.
  • Gió thổi từ hướng Đông Nam. The wind is coming from the southeast.
  • Gió đang thổi về hướng đông. The wind is blowing east.
  • Ngày mai, trời lại nhiều gió. Tomorrow, it'll be windy again.
  • Vào buổi tối, gió ngừng thổi. In the evening, the wind stopped.

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, gió could be written as 俞, 愈, 𪬪, 𫗄. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-jɔːʔ ~ *kʰjɔːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kjaːl ~ *kjɔʔ (“wind, air”) (Shorto 2006, #1782). Cognate with Muong xỏ, Arem kajɑːʔ, Pacoh cudyial, Khmer ខ្យល់ (khyɑl), Bahnar kial and Santali ᱦᱚᱭ (hôy).

Frequently asked questions

What does gió mean in English?

gió (noun) means "wind; wristbands or ankle bands".

How do you pronounce gió?

IPA: Hanoi [zɔ˧˦]; Saigon [jɔ˦˥]. Tones: gió — rising tone (sắc).

What classifier is used with gió?

Common classifiers: cơn, ngọn, con, luồng, làn — for example "một cơn gió" (one wind).

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.