phảng phất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彷彿.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˩ fət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˨ fək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ fək̚˦˥]

Verb

phảng phất

1. to be vague; to be indistinct
2. to seem to be; to bear a slight resemblance to