vỗ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vo"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) phổ, phỗ
(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) bổ, bỗ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vow˨˩˦] ~ [jow˨˩˦]
Homophones: dỗ, giỗ

Verb

vỗ • (嘸, 憪, 把, 撫, 舞, 𢯞, 𢷵)

to hit with a palm; compare tát (“to slap in the face”)
vỗ tay ― to clap

vỗ ngực ― to (proudly) strike one's chest with one's palm
to flap (wings)
(of wave) to hit (the shore); to dash
to deny (favour, debt, etc.); to repudiate

See also

vả, bạt, tát

Derived terms

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