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phụ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from 輔 (“to assist”). The adjectival sense is influenced by 附 (“to depend on; to augment”).

    Verb

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    phụ

    1. to aid, to help, to assist
      phụ mẹ làm việc nhà ― to help one's mother with housework

    Adjective

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    phụ

    1. side, secondary, ancillary
      Antonym: chính (“main, primary”)
      Việc chính là học hành, còn câu lạc bộ chỉ là việc phụ thôi.
      Your main task is to study, your club activities are secondary.
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    Etymology 2

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      Sino-Vietnamese word from 負 (“to betray”).

      Verb

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      phụ

      1. (literary) to disappoint; to betray
        Cậu không phụ kỳ vọng của gia đình.
        He did not disappoint his family.

      Romanization

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      phụ

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 負
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      Etymology 3

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      Romanization

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      phụ

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 父
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      Etymology 4

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      Romanization

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      phụ

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 婦 (“woman, wife”)
        Chinh phụ ngâm ― Lament of the soldier's wife
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      Etymology 5

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      Romanization

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      phụ

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 附
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