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phá

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phá means to destroy; to demolish.

Chinese characters: 破

Meanings of phá in English

Verb

  1. to destroy, to demolish

Noun

  1. lagoon

Words with phá

chống pháđập pháđốt pháđột phákhám pháphá cỗphá đámphá giáphá hoạiphá huỷphá pháchphá rừngphá sảnphá vỡquấy phátàn pháđầm pháphá hủyphá bảnphá bỏphá giớiphá lấuphá nướcphá thaiphá trậnphá ánphá đảo

Idioms and sayings with phá

  • ăn tàn phá hại — to be extremely destructive and wasteful; to consume resources without contributing anything

Example sentences with phá

  • Tôi cố tình phá cửa sổ. I broke the window on purpose.
  • Cái này là đồ ăn, đừng có phá. This is food. You don't play with it.
  • Anh ấy phá cửa sổ. He broke the window.
  • Cẩn thận đừng phá luật. Be careful not to break the rules.
  • Cơn mưa phá hỏng kế hoạch của chúng tôi. The rain spoiled our plans.
  • Quân đội đang cố gắng phá mã của kẻ địch. The army is trying to break the enemy's code.
  • Cơn mưa đã phá hỏng kế hoạch của chúng ta. The rain spoiled our plans.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, phá could be written as 𫮒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 破. Doublet of phay.

Frequently asked questions

What does phá mean in English?

phá (verb) means "to destroy; to demolish".

How do you pronounce phá?

IPA: Hanoi [faː˧˦]; Saigon [faː˦˥]. Tones: phá — rising tone (sắc).

Is phá a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phá is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 破.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.