How do you say “skin” in Vietnamese?

“Skin” in Vietnamese is da (skin), bì (skin).

Vietnamese words for “skin”

• daListennoun
  Hanoi [zaː˧˧] · Saigon [jaː˧˧]da level

  skin; hide; material made of animal skin

  for “skin” meaning: The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

  • Da cô ấy trắng.Her skin is white.
• bìListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓi˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓɪj˨˩]bì falling

  skin; tare

Related Vietnamese words

• bì phuListennoun

  skin; dermis

• da dẻListenverb

  skin; complexion

• vỏListennoun

  cover; bark; shell

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.