phù du

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蜉蝣 (“mayfly”). Compare French éphémère (“ephemeral; mayfly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˨˩ zu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˦˩ jʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ jʊw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) phù du

  1. a mayfly
    Synonym: thiêu thân

Adjective

phù du

  1. (literary) ephemeral

Usage notes

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