biến thái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態, composed of 變 (“to change”) and 態 (“state”), from Japanese 変態 (hentai), from Literary Chinese 變態 (biàntài, “to transform”); see the Japanese and Chinese entries for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥]

Noun

biến thái

  1. (zoology) metamorphosis
    biến thái hoàn toàn
    complete metamorphosis
    biến thái không hoàn toàn
    incomplete metamorphosis

Verb

biến thái

  1. (zoology) to metamorphose

Adjective

biến thái

  1. (informal, humorous) sexually perverted or deviant
    Synonyms: dê, dê xồm, đồi truỵ
    Cái thằng/con này biến thái quá đi!
    You are such a pervert!
    (literally, “This guy/gal [meaning you] is such a pervert!”)
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