phòng ngừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

phòng +‎ ngừa; non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 防禦 (SV: phòng ngự).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ŋɨə˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ ŋɨə˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ ŋɨə˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ŋɨə˨˩]

Verb

phòng ngừa

  1. to prevent; to avert
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