Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

trò hề

[t͡ɕɔ˨˩ he˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(noun) buffoonery, antic, farce

Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Friedrich Engels (1963) [3 December 1851], “Engels an Marx in London”, in Marx-Engels-Werke (in German), volume 27, page 381; English translation from Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 38, 1982, page 505; Vietnamese translation from C. Mác và. Ph. Ăng-ghen – Toàn tập, volume 27, 1996, page 609 Thậ

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

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Common questions

What does “trò hề” mean?

(noun) buffoonery, antic, farce

Is “trò hề” formal or informal?

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

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