phong bì

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Vietnamese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 封皮, composed of 封 (“to enclose; envelope”) and 皮 (“cover”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓi˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩]

Noun[edit]

(classifier tờ, tấm, cái) phong bì

  1. envelope
  2. (informal) money as bribery, gift or payment (contained in an envelope); monetary transactions
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