˜yĐÄvlog

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hao

[ hou ]

noun

  1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong 2( def ): no longer in use.


łóĂ ´Ç

/ łó˛šĘŠ /

noun

  1. a monetary unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dĂ´ng
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hao1

First recorded in 1945–50; from Vietnamese łóĂ ´Ç “džąłžąđ”
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Example Sentences

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“And so, to all, all I can say is a ‘ni hao.’”

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During her studies under his supervision, Mei reflects: “The first, simplest words I learned became the basis of more characters. ‘Woman’ and ‘son’ combined to mean ‘good’: 好, hao.

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At Galeries Lafayette — where many salespeople are Chinese and even the French greet all Asian customers with a “ni hao” — foot traffic has slowed considerably because of the outbreak, salespeople said.

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He pronounced the “haw” portion exactly like the hao in Mandarin ni hao, and very kindly put an extra-large container of the stuff in my takeout order.

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Sky News Australia captured the moment Morrison shook a woman’s hand and greeted her with, “Hello, how are you, ni hao” which is Mandarin for, “hello.”

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