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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˨˩ fʊw˧˧]

Noun

(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".
(literary, obsolete) the outside; the surface; the superficial part

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