hi vọng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 希望.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hi˧˧ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [hɪj˧˧ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Hà Nội)(file)

Noun

(classifier niềm) hi vọng

  1. hope

Verb

hi vọng

  1. to hope

Usage notes
  • In spoken Vietnamese, the more common words for "to hope, to wish for" are cầu and mong, while hi vọng might sound literary or unnatural.
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