biến thái

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓiən˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態.

Noun

biến thái

(zoology) metamorphosis

Derived terms

biến thái hoàn toàn (“complete metamorphosis”)
biến thái không hoàn toàn (“incomplete metamorphosis”)

Verb

biến thái

(zoology) to metamorphose

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態, from Japanese 変態 (hentai).

Adjective

biến thái

sexually perverted

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