phụng dưỡng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) phượng dưỡng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奉養.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

phụng dưỡng

  1. to take care of (one's parents); to support