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˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˥ fɪj˨˩]

Adjective

obese

Noun

(bệnh ~) (pathology) obesity

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