phủ phê

Vietnamese

Etymology

The second element phê has an archaic meaning of "having plenty of".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˩ fe˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˧˨ fej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩˦ fej˧˧]

Adjective

phủ phê

1. (dialectal) well-off

   Synonym: sung túc