Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (male fenghuang); this is the Southern form. Compare phụng, the Northern form.

Noun

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(classifier con) phượng

  1. Clipping of phượng hoàng (fenghuang).

Etymology 2

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Noun

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(classifier cây, hoa, bông) phượng

  1. Clipping of phượng vĩ (royal poinciana).