sinh lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 生理, composed of 生 (“life”) and 理 (“workings”). Compare địa lí (“geography”, literally “workings of the earth”), vật lí (“physics”, literally “workings of things”) and tâm lí (“psychology”, literally “workings of the mind”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ li˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦] ~ [sɨn˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ lɪj˦˥] ~ [sɨn˧˧ lɪj˦˥]
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    Noun

    sinh lí

    1. physiology
    2. (medicine) libido (sexual urges or drives)
      sinh lí yếu
      low sex drive
      yếu sinh lí
      to have low libido; (humorous, especially of a male human) to be physically weak

    Adjective

    sinh lí

    1. physiological

    See also

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