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thỏ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
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thỏ means a leporid.

Classifier: con — e.g. một con thỏ (one leporid)

Meanings of thỏ in English

Noun

  1. a leporid
  2. abbreviation, poetic ellipsis of Thỏ Ngọc (“the Jade Hare”)

Words with thỏ

Example sentences with thỏ

  • Đó là một con thỏ hung ác. That was an evil bunny.
  • Thỏ có tai dài và đuôi ngắn. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
  • Tại sao thỏ lại có đôi tai dài? Why do rabbits have long ears?
  • Con thỏ trèo lên ghế. The rabbit gets up on the chair.
  • Nhìn kìa! Một con thỏ! Look! A bunny!
  • Thỏ thích cà rốt. Rabbits love carrots.
  • Tochtli thích thịt thỏ. Tochtli likes rabbit meat.
  • Con thỏ có đôi tai dài và có đuôi ngắn. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.

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, thỏ could be written as 兎, 兔, 𤟛. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 兔 (SV: thố). Compare Old Khmer ថោះ (thoḥ), ថះ (thaḥ, “rabbit (zodiac)”), Thai เถาะ (tɔ̀).

Frequently asked questions

What does thỏ mean in English?

thỏ (noun) means "a leporid".

How do you pronounce thỏ?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɔ˧˩]; Saigon [tʰɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: thỏ — dipping tone (hỏi).

What classifier is used with thỏ?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con thỏ" (one a leporid).

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.