phung phí

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fɪj˦˥]

Verb

phung phí

  1. to waste; to squander

See also