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phế

adjectiveverb Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [fe˧˦]Huế [fej˨˩˦]Saigon [fej˦˥] browser voice
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phếrisingsắc

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phế means incompetent; pathetic.

Chinese characters: 廢

Meanings of phế in English

Adjective

  1. colloquial, derogatory incompetent; pathetic
    • Thằng đó đá banh phế vl.Goddamn that guy is so trash at kicking a ball.

Verb

  1. historical, literary, of a monarch to remove from office; to depose

Words with phế

phế phẩmphế truấttàn phếphế bàophế liệuphế nangphế quảnphế tích

Example sentences with phế

  • Cái gì không làm ta chết sẽ làm ta phế. What doesn't kill us makes us disabled.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 廢.

Frequently asked questions

What does phế mean in English?

phế (adjective) means "incompetent; pathetic".

How do you pronounce phế?

IPA: Hanoi [fe˧˦]; Saigon [fej˦˥]. Tones: phế — rising tone (sắc).

Is phế a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phế is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 廢.

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.