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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 繁殖 (“to reproduce; to breed”).
The sense of “buxom” is a misinterpretation of the Sino-Vietnamese etymology above, prompted by association with phôm phốp (“buxom”), phồng (“to swell”), etc. + thực (“truly”).
Compare cứu cánh, điểm yếu, bao biện, tiêu phí, khốn nạn, chuẩn đoán, công bằng, etc.
Pronunciation
Verb
phồn thực
- (used attributively) to reproduce; to breed
- bản năng phồn thực ― reproductive instinct
- tín ngưỡng phồn thực ― traditional fertility beliefs; Linga-ism
Adjective
phồn thực
- (proscribed, somewhat literary) buxom; busty
- cơ thể phồn thực ― busty body (proscribed)