phung phí

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fɪj˦˥]

Verb

phung phí

1. to waste; to squander

See also

• lãng phí