nhổ

See also: nho, nhỏ, nhớ, nhơ, and nhọ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲo˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲow˨˩˦]

Verb

nhổ (𭉷)

to spit, to spit out

Related terms

khạc

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ʄoh.

Verb

nhổ (𢭵, 𢮫, 𢯚)

to pluck (weed, grass, feathers, hair…)
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 17
  Thằng bé kéo tay tôi, bảo nhỏ. – Nhổ lông chim mướn đấy. […]
  The boy pulled my hand and said quietly, "They are searching for someone to pluck feathers there. […]"

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