phong toả

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• phong tỏa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 封鎖, composed of 封 (“to wrap, to package, to seal”) and 鎖 (“to lock; to lock up; to block”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ twaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ twaː˧˨] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ twaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦]

Verb

phong toả

1. to blockade; to lock down; to block off