phượng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: Phượng
  • Audio (Hà Nội)(file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鳳 (“male fenghuang”); this is the Southern form. Compare phụng, the Northern form.

Noun

(classifier con) phượng

  1. Clipping of phượng hoàng (“fenghuang”).

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) phượng

  1. Clipping of phượng vĩ (“royal poinciana”).
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