cung phụng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 供奉.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]
Verb
cung phụng
- (dated) to support and serve (one's parents)
- to supply all kinds of things to influential people for favours