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Vietnamese
- (North Central Vietnam) phổ, phỗ
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) bổ, bỗ
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Pronunciation
Verb
vỗ • (撫, 捕)
- to hit with a palm
- vỗ tay ― to clap
- vỗ ngực ― to (proudly) strike one's chest with one's palm
- to flap (wings)
- (of wave) to hit (the shore); to dash
- to deny (favour, debt, etc.); to repudiate
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