phỏng
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 仿.
Verb
phỏng
- to imitate
Derived terms
Derived terms
- mô phỏng
- phỏng đoán
- phỏng tác
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From etymology 1?”)
Adverb
phỏng
- expresses doubt
- 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 6, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
- Chuyện ấy phỏng có ích gì trong lúc này, khi đầu óc luôn luôn căng thẳng đối phó, giành giật từng cái sống, cái chết…
- You're left wondering what use all that has now, when your mind is continuously strained with making do, with fighting for each life, for each death…
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Particle
phỏng
- (Northern Vietnam) interrogative particle: isn't it; aren't you ...
Alternative forms
- bỏng
Adjective
phỏng
- Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of bỏng
Noun
(classifier vết) phỏng
- Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of bỏng