hiếm hoi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From hiếm.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəm˧ˀ˦ hɔj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hiəm˦˥ hɔj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [him˦ˀ˥ hɔj˧˧]

Adjective

hiếm hoi

having few or no children (after being married for a long time); sterile
rare; infrequently encountered

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