phỉ

See also: phi, PHI, Phi, phị, and -phi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 匪.

Noun

phỉ

  1. (dated) bandit

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誹.

Verb

phỉ

  1. (only in compounds) to defame
See also
  • phỉ báng

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

phỉ

  1. (only in compounds) to spit
    Bây giờ ai cứ trả hai trăm bạc, tôi có bán thì cho cứ phỉ vào mặt tôi. (Nam Cao, in Làm tổ)
    Just pay two-hundred coins and I will sell it, no need to spit on my face.
See also

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

phỉ

(classifier cây, hạt) phỉ

  1. common hazel

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

phỉ

  1. (archaic) to satisfy
See also
  • phỉ chí
  • phỉ lòng
  • phỉ nguyền
  • phỉ sức
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