phụng mệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奉命.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ men˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ məːn˨˩˨]

Verb

phụng mệnh

1. (literary) to obey orders