hoá
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
(verb) to turn (into)
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
hoá thànhto turn into
hoá đáto be petrified
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Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(verb) to bodily die and become a divinity (saint, Buddha…)
Register: informal
Examples
[…] sau cùng hai vị đều hoá ở đất Kim Đường[…]. Điểm đáng chú ý là ngày hoá: 11 tháng ba âm lịch,[…][…] both of them finally died in Kim Đường […]. A point of note is the date of their passing: the 11th day of the third month in the Chinese calendar, […]
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 3
Register: informal
Examples
hóa vàng mãto burn joss paper
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Sense 4
Meaning · English
(noun) clipping of hoá học (“chemistry”)
Register: informal
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Common questions
What does “hoá” mean?
(verb) to turn (into)
Is “hoá” formal or informal?
hoá is generally informal.
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