phò

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Namuyi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [pʰo˥˨]

Verb[edit]

phò

to run

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) phò

(derogatory) a whore; a prostitute

Etymology 2[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 扶 (SV: phù).

Verb[edit]

phò • (扶)

(dated, literary) to help, to assist (a royalty)

See also[edit]

Derived terms

phò tá

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