thổi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "thoi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tuːs ~ *tʰuːs; probably of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˨˩˦]

Verb

thổi • (𠺙, 煺, 𤌍)

1. to blow
2. to play a wind instrument
3. (Northern Vietnam) to cook (rice, etc.)

Derived terms

• thổi phồng