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phòng khi

Pronunciation Northern /fa̤wŋ˨˩ xi˧˧/ Central /fawŋ˧˧ kʰi˧˥/ Southern /fawŋ˨˩ kʰi˧˧/
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Used to prepare in advance for a potentially unfavorable situation that might occur later.

vi Tôi luôn mang theo ô phòng khi trời mưa.

en I always carry an umbrella in case it rains.

Parts
phòng / khi / A compound of phòng + khi …

OriginA compound of phòng + khi

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
房欺
Candidates by syllable
phòng khi
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
phòng / phòng tắm / phòng trọ / phòng tối …
Use
văn phòng / hải phòng / phòng ngủ / phòng khách …
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