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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bebe"
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 皮皮 (SV: bì bì), as in 皮皮蝦 (bì bì hà, “mantis shrimp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˨˩ ʔɓe˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˦˩ ʔɓej˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˨˩ ʔɓej˨˩]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) bề bề
- (Northern Vietnam) mantis shrimp
- Synonym: tôm tít