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phù

Pronunciation Northern /fṳ˨˩/ Central /fu˧˧/ Southern /fu˨˩/
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to swell
Verb
to swell
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to swell Health, Diet & Medical CareTheme

To become larger or more rounded than normal, often due to an accumulation of fluid.

vi Chân của anh ấy bị phù to.

en His leg has swollen up.

Sense 2 Verb
blow; puff Core Actions & OperationTheme

To force air out of the mouth strongly or to breathe out in a short burst.

vi Đứa bé phù một cái để thổi tắt nến.

en The child blew out the candle with a short burst of air.

Interjection

Sense 3 Interjection
phew Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

An exclamation used to express a sense of relief or fatigue after a difficult situation ends.

vi Phù, cuối cùng cũng xong việc rồi!

en Phew, the work is finally done!

Parts
浮
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
浮
Candidates by syllable
phù 浮(扶 / 芙 / 蚨)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
phủ / phũ / phụ / phú …
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Use
phù chú / phù trợ / phù hợp / phù hiệu …
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