phụ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輔 (“to assist”).

Verb

phụ

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

Adjective

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

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

Verb

phụ

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

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 父 (“father”).

Noun

phụ

  1. (only in compounds) father

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