phụ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to assist).

Verb

phụ

  1. to aid, to help, to assist
    phụ mẹ làm việc nhàto help one's mother with housework

Adjective

phụ

  1. side, secondary, ancillary
    Antonym: chính (main, primary)
    Việc chính là học hành, còn câu lạc bộ chỉ là việc phụ thôi.
    Your main task is to study, your club activities are secondary.
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to betray).

Verb

phụ

  1. (literary) to disappoint; to betray
    Cậu không phụ kỳ vọng của gia đình.
    He did not disappoint his family.

Etymology 3

Romanization

phụ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
  2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of (woman, wife)
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