rọi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [rɔj˧˨ʔ]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [rɔj˩˧]

rọi

1. stringed group of items

   rọi pja nâng ― a string of fish

   rọi păt đồi ― beaded necklace (literally, “string of (decorative) beads”)

rọi (Nôm form 磊, 𱺛, 𱹻, 耒)

1. to thread, string through

   rọi kỉ ăn mac pục ― to string together some grapefruits

2. to pierce, prick

   mạy rọi kha ― a plant pierces into one's foot

3. to stab

   rọi khảu âc pây ― to stab in the chest

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɔj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹɔj˨˩˨]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• rõi, giọi

rọi • (曜, 燴/烩, 󰌜/𤊠/󲍑)

1. to beam, shine, illuminate; to focus (light)

   rọi đèn ― to shine a flashlight

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rọi

1. only used in ba rọi (“pork belly”)

Variant spelling of dọi.

(classifier hòn) rọi • (燴/烩, 󰌜)

1. (Hà Nội) alternative spelling of dọi (“plumb bob”)

• “rọi”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.