phim
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French film, from English film
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cuốn) phim
- (photography, film) film
Noun
(classifier bộ) phim
- (film, television, pornography) any type of video involving cinematic elements, such as movies, TV series, commercials, documentaries, etc., except music videos; or pornographic videos or sex tapes that may or may not involve cinematic elements
Noun
(classifier thức) phim
Usage notes
- Phim is rather a very generic word for "kinds of videos", as Vietnamese lacks proper distinguishing terms for those. One may not need to specify the type of video when in doubt; phim would suffice.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- đoạn phim (“video clip; piece of footage”)
- phim ảnh (“cinema”)
- phim bom tấn (“blockbuster movie/TV series”)
- phim bộ (“cinematic TV series or TV movie”)
- phim cấp ba, phim sex, phim người lớn, phim con heo (“porn/adult movie/video clip; sex tape”)
- phim hoạt hình (“animated movie/TV series”)
- phim lẻ (“movie”)
- phim quảng cáo (“commercial”)
- phim tài liệu (“documentary”)
- phim truyện (“cinematic live action TV series or TV movie”)
- phim tư liệu (“piece of footage”)
See also
Categories:
- Vietnamese terms borrowed from French
- Vietnamese terms derived from French
- Vietnamese terms derived from English
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by cuốn
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- vi:Photography
- vi:Film
- Vietnamese nouns classified by bộ
- vi:Television
- vi:Pornography
- Vietnamese nouns classified by thức