hiếm hoi
Vietnamese
Etymology
From hiếm.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˦ hɔj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəm˦˧˥ hɔj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [him˦˥ hɔj˧˧]
Adjective
hiếm hoi
- having few or no children (after being married for a long time); sterile
- rare; infrequently encountered