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

1. (only in compounds) fat; fertile

Derived terms

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

 

See also

• béo (“fat”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

phì

1. 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