phò
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɔ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fɔ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fɔ˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) phò
- (derogatory) a whore; a prostitute
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 扶 (SV: phù).
Verb
phò (扶)
- (dated, literary) to help, to assist (a royalty)
See also
Derived terms
- phò tá