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li bì

adverb
Hanoi [li˧˧ ʔɓi˨˩]Huế [lɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˦˩]Saigon [lɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩] browser voice
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li bì means persistently; all the time.

Meanings of li bì in English

Adverb

  1. persistently
    • Lúc nhỏ hắn cứ ốm li bì, lớn lên lại to khoẻ thế chứ.In contrast to how persistently he got sick as a kid, the guy looks quite beefy now as he grows up.
  2. informal all the time
    • say rượu li bìto get drunken all the time

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What does li bì mean in English?

li bì (adverb) means "persistently; all the time".

How do you pronounce li bì?

IPA: Hanoi [li˧˧ ʔɓi˨˩]; Saigon [lɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩]. Tones: li — level tone (ngang), bì — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.