phỏng
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [fɔŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 仿.
Verb edit
phỏng
- to imitate
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From etymology 1 or a contraction of "phải không"”)
Adverb edit
phỏng
- expresses doubt
- 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 6, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
- Chuyện ấy phỏng có ích gì trong lúc này, khi đầu óc luôn luôn căng thẳng đối phó, giành giật từng cái sống, cái chết…
- You're left wondering what use all that has now, when your mind is continuously strained with making do, with fighting for each life, for each death…
Particle edit
phỏng
- (Northern Vietnam) interrogative particle: isn't it; aren't you ...
Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
phỏng
- Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of bỏng
Noun edit
(classifier vết) phỏng
- Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of bỏng