How do you say “obese” in Vietnamese?

“Obese” in Vietnamese is béo phì (obese), mập (fat).

Vietnamese words for “obese”

• béo phìListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓɛw˧˦ fi˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓɛw˦˥ fɪj˨˩]béo rising phì falling

  obese

  for “obese” meaning: Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

  • Tôi béo phì.I'm obese.
• mậpListenadjective
  Hanoi [məp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məp̚˨˩˨]mập heavy

  fat; obese; stout

Related Vietnamese words

• phệListenadjective

  fat and flabby; obese; paunchy

• nặng nềListenadjective

  heavy; massive; hefty

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.