phẩy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fəj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fəj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fəj˨˩˦]

Verb

phẩy • (𢵪)

1. to gently fan (something) off; to whisk (off, away); to flick (away); to flap
2. to separate using a comma

   Synonym: phết

Noun

phẩy

1. a comma

   chấm phẩy

   a semicolon

2. (mathematics) a "decimal point"

   không phẩy năm

   (zero) point five

3. (chiefly mathematics, physics, chemistry) a prime (symbol (′))

   Synonym: phết

   điểm A' (a phẩy)

   point A'

4. (calligraphy) a stroke that falling leftwards (㇒)

Usage notes

• When phẩy is used as a decimal point, unlike in English, a preceding không (“zero”) cannot be omitted.
• For the thousands, millions, etc. places, use either the actual point (the period .) or the space instead.
• For ease of access, the prime may be represented by the apostrophe/single quotation mark (') or the single left quotation mark (’) instead.

See also

Derived terms

• dấu chấm phẩy
• dấu phẩy