nhổ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (North Central Vietnam) chỗ
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *ʄoh.
Verb[edit]
- to pull out something that's planted firmly into a surface, such as a tooth, a hair, a feather, a blade of grass, etc.
- nhổ răng/tóc bạc/cỏ ― to pull out a tooth/a gray hair/weed
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 17, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
- 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. […]"
Synonyms[edit]
- (to pull out something firmly planted into a surface): nhể
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