biến thái

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態, composed of 變 (“to change”) and 態 (“state”), from Japanese 変態 (hentai), from Literary Chinese 變態 (biàntài, “to transform”); see the Japanese and Chinese entries for more.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥]

    Noun

    biến thái

    1. (zoology) metamorphosis
      biến thái hoàn toàn
      complete metamorphosis
      biến thái không hoàn toàn
      incomplete metamorphosis

    Verb

    biến thái

    1. (zoology) to metamorphose

    Adjective

    biến thái

    1. (informal, humorous) sexually perverted or deviant
      Synonyms: dê, dê xồm, đồi truỵ
      Cái thằng/con này biến thái quá đi!
      You are such a pervert!
      (literally, “This guy/gal [meaning you] is such a pervert!”)
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