bề bề

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bebe"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 皮皮 (SV: bì bì), as in 皮皮蝦 (bì bì hà, “mantis shrimp”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˨˩ ʔɓe˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˦˩ ʔɓej˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˨˩ ʔɓej˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) bề bề

  1. (Northern Vietnam) mantis shrimp
    Synonym: tôm tít
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