phì
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fi˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fɪj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fɪj˨˩]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 肥.
Adjective
phì
- (only in compounds) fat; fertile
Derived terms
- béo phì - obese
- phì đại (肥大) - (medicine) hypertrophied
- phì nhiêu (肥饒) - (of land) fertile, fecund; (of body) fat
See also
- béo (“fat”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
phì
- to eject, to erupt, to burst out, to escape
- Bánh xe phì hơi.
- The tyre is leaking air.
Derived terms
- phì cười - (colloquial) to burst out laughing