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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare vù (as in sưng vù).
For some other pairs of plain/lenited vs. aspirated initial forms, compare gảy vs. khảy, quấy vs. khuấy, cứa vs. khứa, bứt vs. phứt, bỏng vs. phỏng.
Verb
phù • (浮)
- to swell
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
phù
- to blow hard, to puff
Interjection
phù
- phew
Etymology 3
Romanization
phù
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 扶
See also
Etymology 4
Romanization
phù
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 符
Derived terms