phơi

See also: phoi, phòi, phới, and phổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *p(ʔ)ər ~ *(p)ʔəər ~ *phər ~ *phəər (“to dry”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fəːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fəːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fəːj˧˧]

Verb

phơi • (𣆏, 𣈓, 𤇨, 𤊫, 𤊬)

1. to dry in the sun

   phơi quần áo ― to dry clothes

2. to expose

   phơi xác ― to die (i.e. to expose one's body) on the battlefield

Derived terms

Derived terms

• phơi bày