bệnh viện
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- bịnh viện
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 病院, composed of 病 (“illness”) and 院 (“institute”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
bệnh viện
- a hospital