phô bay

See also: phô bày

Vietnamese

Etymology

phô +‎ bay.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fo˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fow˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fow˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]

Pronoun

phô bay • (哺拜, 鋪悲)

  1. (obsolete) you (second-person plural)
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “訓男子 Huấn nam tử (Dạy con trai)”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      𠴍保鋪悲道丐昆
      𦖑歛𥙩路之𤵊
      Nhắn bảo phô bay đạo cái con,
      Nghe lượm lấy lọ chi đòn.
      Tell those rascals to behave,
      Listen and take it in; no need for any spanking.
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