phụ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (to assist).

Verb

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phụ

  1. to aid, to help, to assist
    phụ mẹ làm việc nhàto help one's mother with housework

Adjective

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phụ

  1. side, secondary, ancillary
    Antonym: chính (main, primary)
    Việc chính là học hành, còn câu lạc bộ chỉ là việc phụ thôi.
    Your main task is to study, your club activities are secondary.
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (to betray).

Verb

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phụ

  1. (literary) to disappoint; to betray
    Cậu không phụ kỳ vọng của gia đình.
    He did not disappoint his family.

Etymology 3

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Romanization

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phụ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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