phù vân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 浮雲, composed of 浮 (“floating”) and 雲 (“clouds”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˨˩ vən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˦˩ vəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ vəŋ˧˧] ~ [fʊw˨˩ jəŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    phù vân

    1. (literary) ephemeral; transient
      Synonym: phù du
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