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 nhiêu (肥饒) - (of land) fertile, fecund; (of body) fat
phì đại (肥大) - (medicine) hypertrophied

See also

béo (“fat”)

Etymology 2

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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

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