See also: pho, PHO, Phó, phố, phổ, and phở Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 普, from Mandarin 普魯士 / 普鲁士 (Pǔlǔshì; Phổ Lỗ Sĩ), perhaps from French Prusse. Compare Thuỵ Sĩ. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fo˧˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [fow˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [fow˨˩˦] Homophone: phổ Proper noun Phổ (history) Prussia Adjective Phổ (history) Prussian Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.