biến thái

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態, composed of 變 (“to change”) and 態 (“state”), from Japanese 変態 (hentai), from Literary Chinese 變態 (biàntài, “to transform”); see the Japanese and Chinese entries for more. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥] === Noun === biến thái (zoology) metamorphosis === Verb === biến thái (zoology) to metamorphose === Adjective === biến thái (informal, humorous) sexually perverted or deviant Synonyms: dê, dê xồm, đồi truỵ