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thực hư

noun
Hanoi [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ hɨ˧˧]Huế [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ hɨ˧˧]Saigon [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ hɨ˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of thực hư in English

Noun

  1. whether an incident is true or false
    • Thực hư thế nào chưa biết.Whether this's really happened or not is yet to be known.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 實 (“true”) and 虛 (“false”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce thực hư?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ hɨ˧˧]; Saigon [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ hɨ˧˧]. Tones: thực — heavy tone (nặng), hư — level tone (ngang).

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.