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˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˨˩ ʔɓej˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) bề bề

1. (Northern Vietnam) mantis shrimp

   Synonym: tôm tít