bệnh viện

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, dated) bịnh viện

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病院, composed of 病 (“illness”) and 院 (“institute”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) bệnh viện

1. hospital