bìa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bia"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 皮 (“cover”, SV: bì).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiə˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiə˨˩]

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Noun

(classifier tấm) bìa • (牌)

1. book cover
2. cardboard
3. frame; border; edge

Derived terms

• bìa cứng
• bìa mềm
• bìa rừng

Classifier

bìa

1. Indicates a rectangular piece of tofu curd