trở

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Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩]Huế [ʈəː˧˨]Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

trởdippinghỏi

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

trở means to turn; to change.

Meanings of trở in English

Verb

to turn, to change
- trở ngườito turn one's body (during sleep)
- trở thịt trên vỉto flip the meat on the grill

Noun

dialectal funeral rite ≈ tang

Words with trở

tráo trở trăn trở trở cờ trở lại trở lên trở mặt trở nên trở thành trở về trở ngại trở lực

Example sentences with trở

Từ giờ trở đi, mọi thứ sẽ khác. Everything is going to be different now.
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Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trở could be written as 把, 呂, 𫶷, 𧿨. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese blở (“to turn, to change”) in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), from Proto-Vietic *p-ləh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer.

Frequently asked questions

What does trở mean in English?

trở (verb) means "to turn; to change".

How do you pronounce trở?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩]; Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦]. Tones: trở — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.