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rờ

verbnoun
Hanoi [zəː˨˩]Huế [ʐəː˦˩]Saigon [ɹəː˨˩] browser voice
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rờ means to touch; to take one's sweet time.

Meanings of rờ in English

Verb

  1. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam to touch
  2. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial, often in reduplicated form to take one's sweet time
    • Đi có tí mà làm gì rờ dữ vậy?You sure took your sweet time to simply get here.

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter R/r.

Words with rờ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

Cognate with Arem rərʌː.

Frequently asked questions

What does rờ mean in English?

rờ (verb) means "to touch; to take one's sweet time".

How do you pronounce rờ?

IPA: Hanoi [zəː˨˩]; Saigon [ɹəː˨˩]. Tones: rờ — 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.