bìa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bia"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 皮 (“cover”, SV: bì).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiə˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiə˨˩]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

  (file)

Noun

(classifier tấm) bìa

1. book cover
2. cardboard
3. frame; border; edge