Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to assist).

Verb edit

phụ

  1. to aid, to help, to assist
    phụ mẹ làm việc nhàto help one's mother with housework

Adjective edit

phụ

  1. side, secondary, ancillary
    Antonym: chính (main, primary)
    Việc chính là học hành, còn câu lạc bộ chỉ là việc phụ thôi.
    Your main task is to study, your club activities are secondary.
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Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to betray).

Verb edit

phụ

  1. (literary) to disappoint; to betray
    Cậu không phụ kỳ vọng của gia đình.
    He did not disappoint his family.

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (father).

Noun edit

phụ

  1. (only in compounds) father

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Derived terms

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