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]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Noun

(classifier cái) hộp • (盒)

  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

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