hù

interjectionverbnoun

Hanoi [hu˨˩]Huế [hʊw˦˩]Saigon [hʊw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

hùfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

hù means boo.

Meanings of hù in English

Interjection

boo (a loud exclamation intended to scare someone)

Verb

to scare someone with a surprise

Noun

owls in the genus Strix

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Frequently asked questions

What does hù mean in English?

hù (interjection) means "boo".

How do you pronounce hù?

IPA: Hanoi [hu˨˩]; Saigon [hʊw˨˩]. Tones: hù — falling tone (huyền).

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