phân bì

Vietnamese

Etymology

phân (“to divide”) +‎ bì (“to be comparable”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fən˧˧ ʔɓi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩]

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Verb

phân bì

1. to jealously compare; to be envious
2. to discriminate