phò

Namuyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʰo˥˨]

Verb

phò

  1. to run

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

phò • ()

  1. (dated, literary) to help, to assist (a royalty)
Derived terms
  • phò tá

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Likely from etym 1.”)

Noun

(classifier con) phò

  1. (slang, derogatory) whore; prostitute
    Synonyms: đĩ, điếm