phù

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare (as in sưng vù).

For some other pairs of plain/lenited vs. aspirated initial forms, compare gảy vs. khảy, quấy vs. khuấy, cứa vs. khứa, bứt vs. phứt, bỏng vs. phỏng.

Verb

phù • ()

  1. to swell

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Derived terms

Verb

phù

  1. to blow hard, to puff

Interjection

phù

  1. phew

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

phù

  1. (only in compounds) to help, to assist

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Derived terms
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