giờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gio"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) giừ
  • (abbreviation) h

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 時 (“time, season; hour”, SV: thì, thời). Doublet of thời and thì. Compare also Central Vietnamese chừ. See also Chinese 時 / 时 (shí), Japanese 時 (ji) and Korean 시 (si) which have similar dual functions for both time and duration.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩]
    • Audio (Saigon):(file)

    Noun

    giờ • (𣇞, 𣉹, 𬁊, 𬁐)

    1. unit for specifying a point in time in terms of hours
      bốn giờ năm (phút) ― five past four (literally, “four and five (minutes)”)
      bốn giờ (đúng) ― four (o'clock) (literally, “four exactly”)
      bốn giờ hơn ― a little past four (literally, “four and more”)
      bốn giờ kém ― almost four (literally, “four and less”)
      bốn giờ kém năm (phút) ― five to four (literally, “four and five (minutes) less”)
      bốn (giờ) rưỡi ― half past four
      Mấy giờ ông đi?
      4 giờ chiều.
      What time will you go?
      4 PM.
    2. (historical) one of the twelve two-hour periods in a day in the traditional time system, denoted by the twelve earthly branches
      giờ Tí ― from 11 PM to 1 AM (literally, “the Rat hours”)
    3. (formal) hour
      Synonym: tiếng
      giờ (đồng hồ) ― hour(s)
      Hãy hoàn thành nhiệm vụ này trong vòng 4 giờ.
      Complete this task within 4 hours.
    4. (colloquial) short for bây giờ (“now”)
      Giờ mình đi đâu?
      Where are we going now?

    Derived terms

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