bì phu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 皮膚, composed of 皮 and 膚.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˨˩ fu˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˦˩ fʊw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˨˩ fʊw˧˧]

    Noun

    bì phu

    1. (Chinese fiction and historical contexts and alternative medicine) skin; dermis
      Synonyms: da, da dẻ
      Mười hôm sau, Biển Thước về yết kiến Hoàn Hầu, lại nói: “Vua có bịnh ở bì phu, phải chữa đi.”
      Ten days later, Bian Que returned to have an audience with the Marquis Huan, and said: "The king has an illness in his skin, and it must be treated".
    2. (literary, obsolete) the outside; the surface; the superficial part
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