phóng thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放釋.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [fɔŋ˦˧˥ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

phóng thích

  1. to release, to set free (a hostage, a prisoner, etc.)