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˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ŋɨə˨˩]
Verb
phòng ngừa
- to prevent; to avert