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The Vietnamese word "phơ" is an adjective that describes something that is white or snowy in appearance. It is often used to refer to hair, especially when it has turned white or gray, typically due to age. The term conveys a sense of a soft, fluffy, or light quality, akin to snow.

Basic Usage

• Context: You can use "phơ" to describe someone's hair or other things that have a soft, snowy appearance.
• Example: "Ông ấy có mái tóc phơ phơ." (He has snowy-white hair.)

Advanced Usage

• In literature or poetry, "phơ" can be used metaphorically to describe purity or innocence, as the color white is often associated with these qualities.
• Example: "Những bông hoa phơ phơ trong vườn." (The snow-white flowers in the garden.)

Word Variants

• Phơ phơ: This is a reduplicated form of the word, which emphasizes the quality of being fluffy or light. It can be used to intensify the description.
• Usage: "Lá cây phơ phơ trong gió." (The leaves are fluttering lightly in the wind.)

Different Meanings

• While "phơ" primarily refers to the white color or snowy quality, it can also imply a sense of lightness or delicateness when used in other contexts.
• For example, in a poetic sense, it might describe the lightness of clouds or the gentle touch of snow.

Synonyms

• Bạc: This word also means white or gray, particularly when referring to hair.
  • Example: "Mái tóc bạc của bà ấy." (Her gray hair.)
• Trắng: This is a more general term for white, but does not carry the same connotations of fluffiness or snowiness.

Academic

1. Snowy
2. phơ phơ (láy)
   • Đầu bạc phơ phơ
     Snow-white hair, snowy hair