tì vị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tỳ vị

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 脾胃, composed of 脾 (“spleen”) and 胃 (“stomach”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˨˩ vi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˦˩ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɪj˨˩ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [tɪj˨˩ jɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

tì vị

1. (anatomy) spleen and stomach (in traditional medicine)

See also

• lá lách (“spleen”)
• dạ dày (“stomach”)