hao

[ hou ]

/ haʊ /

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noun

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong²: no longer in use.

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Origin of hao

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

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How to use hao in a sentence

Shao signifies "little" or "a little," and Hao is formed of the signs for "sun" and "heaven."
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado|Alexander M'Allan
The contiguous country is named in honor of the Shao Hao, or sun-child, who is called a shan or god.
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado|Alexander M'Allan
The Buddhist priest, Hao-chu, is a man of placid temperament and of passions subdued.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
This is the second day without observations, and we should have sighted Hao Island yesterday morning.
South Sea Tales|Jack London

About 770 Wei Hao produced an edition of twenty chan, many additional poems having come to light in the interval.
The Poet Li Po|Arthur Waley

British Dictionary definitions for hao

hào

/ (haʊ) /

noun

a monetary unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dông

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