bệnh viện

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, dated) bịnh viện

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病院, composed of 病 (“illness”) and 院 (“institute”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) bệnh viện

  1. hospital
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