phơi bày

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [fəːj˧˧ ʔɓaj˨˩]Huế [fəːj˧˧ ʔɓaj˦˩]Saigon [fəːj˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

phơilevelngang bàyfallinghuyền

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phơi bày means to expose; to lay bare; to reveal.

Meanings of phơi bày in English

Verb

to expose (something bad); to lay bare; to reveal

Example sentences with phơi bày

Thời gian phơi bày mọi thứ. Time reveals everything.
Một ngày nào đó, sự thật sẽ được phơi bày. Someday the truth will come out.

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

Etymology

phơi + bày.

Frequently asked questions

What does phơi bày mean in English?

phơi bày (verb) means "to expose; to lay bare; to reveal".

How do you pronounce phơi bày?

IPA: Hanoi [fəːj˧˧ ʔɓaj˨˩]; Saigon [fəːj˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩]. Tones: phơi — level tone (ngang), bày — falling tone (huyền).

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.