hoang

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [hwaːŋ˧˧]Huế [hwaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [waːŋ˧˧] browser voice

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hoanglevelngang

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hoang means uncultivated; uninhabited; virgin.

Chinese characters: 荒

Meanings of hoang in English

Adjective

uncultivated; uninhabited; virgin
- rừng hoanguntouched forest
wild; feral
- mèo hoangferal cat
abandoned; deserted
- nhà hoangabandoned house

Words with hoang

chó hoang châu Phi chửa hoang con hoang đẻ hoang hoang dã hoang đường hoang mạc hoang phí hoang sơ hoang tàn hoang tưởng hoang vắng hoang vu khai hoang tan hoang toang hoang hoang mang hoang liêu

Example sentences with hoang

Bầy chó hoang đã tru suốt đêm. The pack of wild dogs howled all night.
Đứa con trai hoang tàng đã về nhà. The prodigal son returned home.
Một trong số những con mèo hoang đã vào bên trong khi tôi đi ra ngoài để cho chúng ăn. One of the stray cats tried to get inside when I went out to feed them.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒 (“wasteland, desert, uncultivated”).

Frequently asked questions

What does hoang mean in English?

hoang (adjective) means "uncultivated; uninhabited; virgin".

How do you pronounce hoang?

IPA: Hanoi [hwaːŋ˧˧]; Saigon [waːŋ˧˧]. Tones: hoang — level tone (ngang).

Is hoang a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hoang is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 荒.

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.