phong bì

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 封皮, composed of 封 (“to enclose; envelope”) and 皮 (“cover”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier tờ, tấm, cái) phong bì

1. envelope
2. (informal) money as bribery, gift or payment (contained in an envelope); monetary transactions