xô
Hanoi [so˧˧]Huế [sow˧˧]Saigon [sow˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
xô means a bucket.
Meanings of xô in English
Noun
- a bucket (container)
Verb
- figurative to cause to fall; to push down, to thrust, to shove
- xô ngã một ngườito shove a person
- xô nhau bỏ chạyto push one another to flee
- xô đổ bức tườngto push down the wall
- to push forward or push open ≈ đẩy
- xô cửa chạy rato push the door and run out
- to push over; to tilt
- mái ngói xô nghiêngroof tile that was tilted over
- chăn/mền bông bị xôblanket being tilted
- to gather many people for something ≈ ập
- xô lại hỏi chuyệnto gather to talk
Words with xô
Example sentences with xô
- Tom đã đồ đầy nước vào cả hai cái xô. Tom filled both buckets with water.
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, xô could be written as 抠, 摳, 樞, 搊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Borrowed from French seau.
Frequently asked questions
What does xô mean in English?
xô (noun) means "a bucket".
How do you pronounce xô?
IPA: Hanoi [so˧˧]; Saigon [sow˧˧]. Tones: xô — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with xô?
Common classifiers: cái, chiếc — for example "một cái xô" (one a bucket).