lỗ
Hanoi [lo˦ˀ˥]Huế [low˧˨]Saigon [low˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lỗ means by piercing; punching; poking.
Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái lỗ (one by piercing)
Meanings of lỗ in English
Noun
- hole made through a layer of material, by piercing, punching, poking, tearing, etc.; compare hố (“pit”, dug hole)
Noun
- loss ≈ lời
Adjective
- having a loss ≈ lời
Words with lỗ
Example sentences with lỗ
- Họ lỗ mất tận 1 triệu yên. Their losses reached one million yen.
- Chúng nó lỗ tới một triệu yên lận. Their losses reached one million yen.
- Đếm cua trong lỗ. Don't count your chickens.
- Những lỗ sâu cho phép các tàu vũ trụ có thể du hành khắp thiên hà. Wormholes allow spaceships to travel throughout the galaxy.
- Lúc tôi còn đang ở trong bụng mẹ, tôi thử nhìn ngôi nhà mà tôi sẽ được sinh ra qua lỗ rốn, rồi tôi nghĩ: "Nhà thế này thì không được rồi." When I was inside my mother's womb, I looked through my mother's navel at the house where I would be born and I thought: "This won't do".
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, lỗ could be written as 魯, 嚕, 𡓇, 𥩍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *luh (“hole”). Cognates include Khmer ធ្លុះ (thluh), Bahnar bơlôh, Central Mnong lôh.
Frequently asked questions
What does lỗ mean in English?
lỗ (noun) means "by piercing; punching; poking".
How do you pronounce lỗ?
IPA: Hanoi [lo˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [low˨˩˦]. Tones: lỗ — creaky rising tone (ngã).
What classifier is used with lỗ?
Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái lỗ" (one by piercing).