phù

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩]

Etymology 1

Compare vù (as in sưng vù).

For some other pairs of plain/lenited vs. aspirated initial forms, compare gảy vs. khảy, quấy vs. khuấy, cứa vs. khứa, bứt vs. phứt, bỏng vs. phỏng.

Verb

phù • (浮)

to swell

See also

Derived terms

phập phù
phù nề
sưng phù

Verb

phù

to blow hard, to puff

Interjection

phù

phew

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扶.

Verb

phù

(only in compounds) to help, to assist

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Derived terms

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