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phá phách

verb
Hanoi [faː˧˦ fajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [faː˨˩˦ fat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [faː˦˥ fat̚˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
phárisingsắcpháchrisingsắc

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Meanings of phá phách in English

Verb

  1. to put something into chaos or disagreement
    • Người gì đâu mà chỉ có trò phá phách là tài.Oh my, aren't you just messing with stuff again?

Example sentences with phá phách

  • Trẻ nhỏ có thể rất phá phách. Small children can be very destructive.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 破 and 劈.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce phá phách?

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

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.