phụng dưỡng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) phượng dưỡng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奉養.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

phụng dưỡng

1. to take care of (one's parents); to support