phong toả
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- phong tỏa
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 封鎖, composed of 封 (“to wrap, to package, to seal”) and 鎖 (“to lock; to lock up; to block”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ twaː˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ twaː˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦]
Verb
phong toả
- to blockade; to lock down; to block off