phập phồng
Vietnamese
Etymology
-âp reduplicative of phồng.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fəp̚˧˨ʔ fəwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fəp̚˨˩ʔ fəwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fəp̚˨˩˨ fəwŋ͡m˨˩]
Verb
phập phồng
- to inflate and deflate; to continuously puff up and shrink