phơi

See also: phoi, phòi, phới, and phổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *p(ʔ)ər ~ *(p)ʔəər ~ *phər ~ *phəər (“to dry”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fəːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fəːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fəːj˧˧]

Verb

phơi (𣆏, 𣈓, 𤇨, 𤊫, 𤊬)

to dry in the sun
phơi quần áo ― to dry clothes
to expose
phơi xác ― to die (i.e. to expose one's body) on the battlefield

Derived terms

Derived terms

phơi bày

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