English Explanatory Dictionary

phew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
  2. Used to show disgust.

Pronunciation

/fjuː/ [ɸj̊u̥˥˩] /fɪu̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-phew.wav

Word forms

phew whew pew

Etymology

Attested since the early 17th century. An onomatopoeia for rapid exhalation, as one may make when a trying situation is over, or in order to get rid of an unpleasant odour. Compare Scots feuch, Spanish fu, Czech fuj, and many more such forms.

Synonyms

whew yuck

Related words

whew whewee phewee P U peeyoo pew

Translations

Catalan: uf Chinese Mandarin: 喲 /哟 Czech: uf Dutch: oef Dutch: hehe Finnish: huh Finnish: huhhuh Finnish: huh huh French: pfou French: ouf German: puh German: pfoah Greek: ουφ Greek: φου Ancient Greek: φεῦ Hebrew: פיו Hungarian: püh Italian: uff Italian: uffa Italian: uh Japanese: ふぅ Korean: 후유 Korean: 휴 Korean: 어휴 Korean: 에휴 Latin: ufa Māori: kaitoa Eastern Mari: фу-у Navajo: hwááh Polish: uff Portuguese: ufa Russian: уф! Russian: фуф Russian: фух Spanish: fíu Spanish: menos mal Swedish: puh Swedish: pust Vietnamese: phù
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