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cơ hồ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 幾乎.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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hồ

  1. almost, nearly
    • 2005, chapter 10, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Quách Tĩnh cổ họng bị xiết[sic], cơ hồ không thở được.
      Guō Jìng was being choked, he almost could not breathe.