béo phì

Vietnamese

Etymology

From béo (“fat”) +‎ phì (肥) (“fat”), probable calque of Chinese 肥胖 (phì bạng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛw˧˦ fi˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩˦ fɪj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˥ fɪj˨˩]

Adjective

béo phì

  1. obese

Noun

béo phì

  1. (bệnh ~) (pathology) obesity
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