phòng xa

See also: phóng xạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, to prevent far.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ saː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ saː˧˧] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ saː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ saː˧˧]

Verb

phòng xa

  1. to plan for every eventuality