phò

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰo˥˨]

Verb

phò

1. to run

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɔ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fɔ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fɔ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier con) phò

1. (derogatory) a whore; a prostitute

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 扶 (SV: phù).

Verb

phò • (扶)

1. (dated, literary) to help, to assist (a royalty)

See also

Derived terms

• phò tá