sinh lí
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- sinh lý
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 生理, composed of 生 (“life”) and 理 (“law; principle”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ li˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ lɪj˦˥] ~ [sɨn˧˧ lɪj˦˥]
Noun
sinh lí
- physiology
- (medicine) libido (sexual urges or drives)
- sinh lí yếu
- low sex drive
- yếu sinh lí
- to have low libido; (humorous, especially of a male human) to be physically weak
Adjective
sinh lí
- physiological