phỉ

See also: phi, PHI, Phi, phị, and -phi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 匪.

    Noun

    phỉ

    1. (dated) bandit

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 誹.

      Verb

      phỉ

      1. (only in compounds) to defame
      See also
      • phỉ báng

      Etymology 3

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Verb

      phỉ

      1. (only in compounds) to spit
        Bây giờ ai cứ trả hai trăm bạc, tôi có bán thì cho cứ phỉ vào mặt tôi. (Nam Cao, in Làm tổ)
        Just pay two-hundred coins and I will sell it, no need to spit on my face.
      See also

      Etymology 4

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      phỉ

      (classifier cây, hạt) phỉ

      1. common hazel

      Etymology 5

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Verb

      phỉ

      1. (archaic) to satisfy
      See also
      • phỉ chí
      • phỉ lòng
      • phỉ nguyền
      • phỉ sức
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