mơ hồ

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

Hanoi [məː˧˧ ho˨˩]Huế [məː˧˧ how˦˩]Saigon [məː˧˧ how˨˩] browser voice

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mơlevelngang hồfallinghuyền

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mơ hồ means dim; vague; ambiguous.

Meanings of mơ hồ in English

Adjective

dim, vague, ambiguous

Example sentences with mơ hồ

Lần này, bài thi không chỉ khó mà câu hỏi còn mơ hồ nữa! This time, the exam was not just difficult, but also, the questions were ambiguous.

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Frequently asked questions

What does mơ hồ mean in English?

mơ hồ (adjective) means "dim; vague; ambiguous".

How do you pronounce mơ hồ?

IPA: Hanoi [məː˧˧ ho˨˩]; Saigon [məː˧˧ how˨˩]. Tones: mơ — level tone (ngang), hồ — falling tone (huyền).

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.