Hò như hò đò
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Meaning · English
To shout loudly but achieve nothing
Literally: shout like shouting to row a boat
Examples
Anh ấy hò như hò đò nhưng không ai trả lờiHe shouted loudly but no one answered
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Hò như hò đò” mean?
To shout loudly but achieve nothing Literally: shout like shouting to row a boat
Is “Hò như hò đò” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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