bơ phờ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compound of two distinct roots or reduplicative of phờ?”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ fəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ fəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ fəː˨˩]
Adjective edit
- haggard; disheveled; looking tired
- Thức đêm mấy ngày mà trông nó bơ phờ hẳn.
- He looks worn out after staying up late for a few days.