áo

Interjection

áo

1. yes

Romanization

áo (Zhuyin ㄠˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 厫
2. Pinyin transcription of 嗷
3. Pinyin transcription of 嗸
4. Pinyin transcription of 嚢
5. Pinyin transcription of 嶅
6. Pinyin transcription of 廒
7. Pinyin transcription of 摮
8. Pinyin transcription of 敖
9. Pinyin transcription of 滶
10. Pinyin transcription of 熬
11. Pinyin transcription of 爊
12. Pinyin transcription of 獒
13. Pinyin transcription of 獓
14. Pinyin transcription of 璈
15. Pinyin transcription of 磝
16. Pinyin transcription of 磼
17. Pinyin transcription of 翱
18. Pinyin transcription of 翺
19. Pinyin transcription of 聱
20. Pinyin transcription of 蔜
21. Pinyin transcription of 螯
22. Pinyin transcription of 謷
23. Pinyin transcription of 謸
24. Pinyin transcription of 遨
25. Pinyin transcription of 鏊
26. Pinyin transcription of 鏖
27. Pinyin transcription of 隞
28. Pinyin transcription of 驁
29. Pinyin transcription of 骜
30. Pinyin transcription of 鰲
31. Pinyin transcription of 鳌
32. Pinyin transcription of 鷔
33. Pinyin transcription of 鼇

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaawʔ (“upper garment”). Cognates include Muong ảo, Bahnar ao, Khmer អាវ (ʾaaw), Pacoh ao and possibly Chinese 襖.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˦˥]
• Homophone: Áo

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) áo (奧, 襖, 袄)

1. a top (garment worn to cover the torso)

   áo ngực/vú

   women's upper-body undergarment; bra, corset, etc.

   áo ba lỗ

   tanktop

   áo khoác/ấm/lạnh

   jacket, coat, etc.

   áo len

   sweater

2. (rare) an outfit

Further reading

• "áo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)