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˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˨˩ ʔɓej˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) bề bề

(Northern Vietnam) mantis shrimp
Synonym: tôm tít

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