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

  1. a hospital
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