Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hộ

[ho˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a household

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

gia đình

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) in place of someone else; in someone else's stead; for someone else

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thay mặt người khác

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

mang thai hộto be a surrogate mother

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “hộ” mean?

(noun) a household

Is “hộ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.