pho tượng

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See also: phó tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From pho (classifier for statues) +‎ tượng (statue), where the classifier was reanalized as part of the word.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) pho tượng

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tượng.
  2. (proscribed) statue, sculpture
    • 2002, Tranh luận văn nghệ thế kỷ XX, volume 2, NXB Lao động, page 665:
      [] như một cái pho tượng mỹ nhân của Hy Lạp, chẳng hạn.
      like a Greek statue of a beautiful person, for example.