tì vị

See also: tivi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 脾胃, composed of 脾 (“spleen”) and 胃 (“stomach”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˨˩ vi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˦˩ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɪj˨˩ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [tɪj˨˩ jɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

tì vị

  1. (anatomy) spleen and stomach (in traditional medicine)

See also

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