| [hốt] |
| | Ivory (bone) tablet (hold by mandarins when in formal dress). |
| | Be frightened. |
| | Scoop up (with one's hands) |
| | Hốt gạo đánh vãi |
| To scoop up with one's hands some spilled rice. |
| | (b) Coin (money) |
| | Đi luôn lãi như thế thật là hốt của |
| His trade is so profitable, he is just coining money. |
| | (tiếng địa phương) như hót |