phị

See also: phi, PHI, Phi, phỉ, and -phi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 肥 (“fat”; SV: phì).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective

phị (phonemic reduplicative phì phị)

(of face, cheeks) chubby, bloated

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