phật

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

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phật means Buddha.

Chinese characters: 咈

Meanings of phật in English

Noun

Buddha
- chư PhậtBuddhas
- (Đức) Phật A Di Đàthe Buddha Amitabha

Verb

in compounds to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone

Words with phật

phật lòng phật ý A Di Đà Phật đạo Phật khẩu Phật tâm xà mô Phật niệm Phật Phật Đà Phật giáo phật thủ Phật tính Phật tử

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, phật could be written as 佛, 𫢋, 仸, 𬽭. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 咈 and 怫.

Frequently asked questions

What does phật mean in English?

phật (noun) means "Buddha".

How do you pronounce phật?

IPA: Hanoi [fət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [fək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: phật — heavy tone (nặng).

Is phật a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phật is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 咈.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.