phô

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verbdeterminer Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [fo˧˧]Huế [fow˧˧]Saigon [fow˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

phôlevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

phô means to exhibit; to show up something.

Chinese characters: 敷

Meanings of phô in English

Verb

to exhibit; to show up something
Nghệ An to speak; to tell

Determiner

archaic Plural marker.
- thưa phô ông phô bàladies and gentlemen

Words with phô

phô bày phô diễn phô trương phô mai

Example sentences with phô

Làm ơn phô tô thêm vài bản nhé. Please have some copies made.
Tôi bảo anh ta phô tô lá thư ra thêm bốn bản. I asked him to make four copies of the letter.

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, phô could be written as 孚, 鋪, 哺. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敷.

Frequently asked questions

What does phô mean in English?

phô (verb) means "to exhibit; to show up something".

How do you pronounce phô?

IPA: Hanoi [fo˧˧]; Saigon [fow˧˧]. Tones: phô — level tone (ngang).

Is phô a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phô is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 敷.

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.