phải gió

See also: phải giờ

Middle Vietnamese edit

Verb edit

phải gió

to catch a cold and faint

Descendants edit

Vietnamese: phải gió

References edit

De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “phải gió”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Vietnamese phải gió, from phải +‎ gió.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːj˧˩ zɔ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faːj˧˨ jɔ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːj˨˩˦ jɔ˦˥]

Verb edit

phải gió

to catch a cold and faint
phải gió lăn ra đùng
to catch a cold and faint with a thud
(sarcastic) to suddenly fall victim to an unidentified illness

Usage notes edit

In Vietnamese folk medicine, it is thought that harmful wind can penetrate the body, leading to illness or death. This term is sometimes used ironically to emphasize the suddenness of an illness or death.

Interjection edit

phải gió

(Northern Vietnam, sometimes sarcastic, optionally followed by (cái) nhà (literally “house”) and a suitable pronoun or kinship term) why you little; you son of a gun
Phải gió nhà anh! Giấu cái mũ đâu rồi?
You little twat! Where did you hide my hat?

References edit

"phải gió" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)