phục vụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 服務 (to serve).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ vu˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ vʊw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ jʊw˨˩˨]
    • Audio (Saigon):(file)

    Verb

    phục vụ

    1. to serve, to attend to
      phục vụ người ốmto attend to the sick, to nurse the sick