phập phồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of phồng.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

phập phồng

1. to inflate and deflate; to continuously puff up and shrink