hơi

See also: hoi, hói, hỏi, hội, and Hợi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Adverb

hơi (phonemic reduplicative hơi hơi)

1. slightly, somewhat, a little

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *həːj, probably from some dialectal form of Chinese 氣 (SV: khí).

Noun

hơi • (𣱬)

1. vapor, steam

   tàu hơi nước

   steam locomotive

2. breath

   hết hơi

   be out of breath

3. gas (state of matter)
4. gas (chemical element or compound)
5. smell, odor

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bay hơi
• bia hơi
• bốc hơi
• hắt hơi
• hơi cay
• xe hơi