phù du

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蜉蝣 (“mayfly”). Compare French éphémère (“ephemeral; mayfly”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˨˩ zu˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˩ jʊw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩ jʊw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) phù du

a mayfly
Synonym: thiêu thân

Adjective

(literary) ephemeral

Usage notes

Not to be confused with phù dung (“cotton rosemallow”).

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