hộp

See also: hop, hóp, hớp, họp, and hợp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盒 (“box”, SV: hạp).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hop̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hop̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hop̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) hộp

1. a squarish container made of bendable material, such as a box or a carton

   hộp sữa

   a carton of milk

   sữa hộp

   milk in a carton

   cơm hộp

   boxed rice

2. a can or tin

   cá hộp

   canned fish

   đồ hộp

   canned food

Derived terms

• cơm hộp (“lunchbox, bento”)