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…

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

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