bì phu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 皮膚, composed of 皮 and 膚.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˨˩ fu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˦˩ fʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˨˩ fʊw˧˧]

Noun

bì phu

  1. (Chinese fiction and historical contexts and alternative medicine) skin; dermis
    Synonyms: da, da dẻ
    Mười hôm sau, Biển Thước về yết kiến Hoàn Hầu, lại nói: “Vua có bịnh ở bì phu, phải chữa đi.”
    Ten days later, Bian Que returned to have an audience with the Marquis Huan, and said: "The king has an illness in his skin, and it must be treated".
  2. (literary, obsolete) the outside; the surface; the superficial part
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