phu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phu"

Translingual

Symbol

phu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Phuan.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Phuan terms

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Romanization

phu

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 夫

Derived terms

• bánh phu thê
• công phu (功夫, “thorough”)
• gian phu dâm phụ
• gian phu (姦夫, “adulterer”)
• hôn phu (婚夫, “fiancé”)
• phu nhân (夫人, “mistress”)
• phu phụ (夫婦, “married couple”)
• phu thê (夫妻, “married couple”)
• Phu Tử (夫子, “Confucius”)
• vị hôn phu (未婚夫, “fiancé”)

See also

• chồng

Etymology 2

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Noun

phu

1. laborer

Derived terms

• phu phen (“coolies”)
• phu xe (“rickshaw puller”)