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phôi

noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [foj˧˧]Huế [foj˧˧]Saigon [foj˧˧] browser voice
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phôi means an embryo.

Chinese characters: 胚 Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái phôi (one embryo)

Meanings of phôi in English

Noun

  1. an embryo

Noun

  1. an unfinished product; semifinished item; partially processed material

Words with phôi

Example sentences with phôi

  • Thời điểm một phôi trở thành bào thai có vẻ như được chọn tuỳ ý. The point at which an embryo becomes a fetus has apparently been chosen arbitrarily.
  • Phôi và bào thai của các loài động vật có vú đều trông khá là giống nhau. The embryos and fetuses of all mammals look quite similar.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 胚.

Frequently asked questions

What does phôi mean in English?

phôi (noun) means "an embryo".

How do you pronounce phôi?

IPA: Hanoi [foj˧˧]; Saigon [foj˧˧]. Tones: phôi — level tone (ngang).

Is phôi a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phôi is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 胚.

What classifier is used with phôi?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái phôi" (one an embryo).

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.