How do you say “ward off” in Vietnamese?

“Ward off” in Vietnamese is đỡ (to prop), phòng (a room).

Vietnamese words for “ward off”

• đỡListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗəː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɗəː˨˩˦]đỡ creaky rising

  to prop; to support

• phòngListenverb
  Hanoi [fawŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [fawŋ͡m˨˩]phòng falling

  a room; a flat-like room for rent

Related Vietnamese words

• tránhListenverb

  to avoid; to keep out of; to keep from

• ngăn ngừaListenverb

  to prevent

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.