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mồ hôi

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [mo˨˩ hoj˧˧]Huế [mow˦˩ hoj˧˧]Saigon [mow˨˩ hoj˧˧] browser voice
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mồfallinghuyềnhôilevelngang

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mồ hôi means sweat.

Meanings of mồ hôi in English

Noun

  1. sweat

Example sentences with mồ hôi

  • Cô ấy toát mồ hôi. She sweated.
  • Tom đang đổ mồ hôi. Tom was sweating.
  • Anh ấy toát mồ hôi. He sweated.
  • Tom đang toát mồ hôi. Tom was sweating.
  • Tôi toát mồ hôi. I sweat.

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, mồ hôi could be written as 戊灰, 戊洃, 牟灰, 蒲洃. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Within Vietic, compare Arem [Quảng Bình] pahʊːl, Chut [Rục] pahuː, Thavung mahûː. Outside thereof, compare Pacoh pahour, Eastern Bru pahoːr, Laven phoːr.

Frequently asked questions

What does mồ hôi mean in English?

mồ hôi (noun) means "sweat".

How do you pronounce mồ hôi?

IPA: Hanoi [mo˨˩ hoj˧˧]; Saigon [mow˨˩ hoj˧˧]. Tones: mồ — falling tone (huyền), hôi — level tone (ngang).

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.