phù hộ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扶 (“to help”) and 護 (“to protect”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˨˩ ho˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˩ how˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩ how˨˩˨]

Verb

phù hộ

1. (religion, occult, of a god or deceased relative) to watch over

   Synonym: độ trì

   phù hộ, độ trì

   to watch over

   Cầu bà/Phật/Chúa phù hộ cho con.

   I pray that my grandmother/Buddha/the Lord is watching over me.