phá vỡ

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Hanoi [faː˧˦ vəː˦ˀ˥]Huế [faː˨˩˦ vəː˧˨]Saigon [faː˦˥ vəː˨˩˦] browser voice

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phárisingsắc vỡcreaky risingngã

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phá vỡ means to break; to breach; to break through.

Meanings of phá vỡ in English

Verb

to break; to breach; to break through; to defeat

Example sentences with phá vỡ

Kim cương không thể bị phá vỡ. Diamond is unbreakable.
Người bác sỹ đã phá vỡ lời thề Hippocrates. The doctor broke the Hippocratic Oath.
Nó sẽ phá vỡ. It will break.
Tom sẽ không bao giờ phá vỡ một lời hứa. Tom would never break a promise.
Dịch tức thời đã phá vỡ bức tường ngôn ngữ. Simultaneous translation broke linguistic walls.
Mọi người làm việc đang hào hứng, cậu nhất định không được phá vỡ khí thế đó. Everyone is working excitedly, you must not ruin that energy.

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

Etymology

phá + vỡ.

Frequently asked questions

What does phá vỡ mean in English?

phá vỡ (verb) means "to break; to breach; to break through".

How do you pronounce phá vỡ?

IPA: Hanoi [faː˧˦ vəː˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [faː˦˥ vəː˨˩˦]. Tones: phá — rising tone (sắc), vỡ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.