phòng bị

See also: phong bì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • phòng-bị (dated)

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 防備.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓi˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ ʔɓɪj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓɪj˨˩˨]

    Verb

    phòng bị

    1. to take precautions
      • 1945 [1804], Ngô Tất Tố, transl., Hoàng Lê nhất thống chí, translation of 皇黎一統志 (in Chinese):
        Trước đó, thủy-quân nghe tin quân giặc còn xa, không hề phòng-bị chi hết, thuyền bè mỗi chiếc mỗi nơi, linh-tinh khắp bãi sông.
        Before that, the navy had heard that the enemy was still far away, which is why they took no precautions at all; their boats were scattered haphazardly all over on the riverbank.
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