phô trương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虛張.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fo˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fow˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fow˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

phô trương

  1. to display, to show off
    • 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 4, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:
      Mỗi chiếc ma nơ canh ấy phô trương một kiểu áo.
      Each one of those mannequins displayed a clothing style.

Derived terms

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