phập phồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of phồng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fəp̚˧˨ʔ fəwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fəp̚˨˩ʔ fəwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fəp̚˨˩˨ fəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

phập phồng

  1. to inflate and deflate; to continuously puff up and shrink