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hao

[ hou ]

noun

  1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong 2( def ): no longer in use.


hào

/ haʊ /

noun

  1. a monetary unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dông
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hao1

First recorded in 1945–50; from Vietnamese hào “dime”
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Example Sentences

Shao signifies "little" or "a little," and Hao is formed of the signs for "sun" and "heaven."

The contiguous country is named in honor of the Shao Hao, or sun-child, who is called a shan or god.

The Buddhist priest, Hao-chu, is a man of placid temperament and of passions subdued.

This is the second day without observations, and we should have sighted Hao Island yesterday morning.

About 770 Wei Hao produced an edition of twenty chan, many additional poems having come to light in the interval.

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