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)

1. to swell

See also

Derived terms

• phập phù
• phù nề
• sưng phù

 

Etymology 2

Verb

phù

1. to blow hard, to puff

Interjection

phù

1. phew

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扶.

Verb

phù

1. (only in compounds) to help, to assist

See also

Derived terms

• phù dâu
• phù hộ
• phù rể
• phù trợ