béo ú

adjective

Hanoi [ʔɓɛw˧˦ ʔu˧˦]Huế [ʔɓɛw˨˩˦ ʔʊw˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɓɛw˦˥ ʔʊw˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

béorisingsắc úrisingsắc

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béo ú means fat.

Meanings of béo ú in English

Adjective

colloquial, slightly disapproving fat ≈ mập ú

Example sentences with béo ú

Tôi béo ú. I'm chubby.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

béo + ú.

Frequently asked questions

What does béo ú mean in English?

béo ú (adjective) means "fat".

How do you pronounce béo ú?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓɛw˧˦ ʔu˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓɛw˦˥ ʔʊw˦˥]. Tones: béo — rising tone (sắc), ú — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.