"hẹp hòi" meaning in Vietnamese

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Adjective

IPA: [hɛp̚˧˨ʔ hɔj˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [hɛp̚˨˩ʔ hɔj˦˩] [Huế], [hɛp̚˨˩˨ hɔj˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: hẹp (“narrow”) + hòi (“(archaic) narrow”), the latter is attested in Từ điển Việt–Bồ–La (1651) as a standalone adjective. Etymology templates: {{q|archaic}} (archaic), {{com|vi|hẹp|hòi|t1=narrow|t2=(archaic) narrow}} hẹp (“narrow”) + hòi (“(archaic) narrow”), {{lw|vi|Từ điển Việt–Bồ–La}} Từ điển Việt–Bồ–La Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=狹/陿 + 囘/回/徊/𤞑/㹯}} hẹp hòi • (狹/陿 + 囘/回/徊/𤞑/㹯), {{vi-adj|狹/陿 + 囘/回/徊/𤞑/㹯}} hẹp hòi • (狹/陿 + 囘/回/徊/𤞑/㹯)
  1. narrow-minded; petty
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        "4": "",
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        "tr": "狹/陿 + 囘/回/徊/𤞑/㹯"
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "parents": [
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      "ipa": "[hɛp̚˧˨ʔ hɔj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[hɛp̚˨˩ʔ hɔj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[hɛp̚˨˩˨ hɔj˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "tr": "狹/陿 + 囘/回/徊/𤞑/㹯"
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  ],
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        "Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "narrow-minded; petty"
      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[hɛp̚˧˨ʔ hɔj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɛp̚˨˩ʔ hɔj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɛp̚˨˩˨ hɔj˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hẹp hòi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for hẹp hòi meaning in Vietnamese (1.6kB)

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  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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