Definition

1. Noun:

   • Skin or Peel: The outer covering of a fruit, plant, or animal, often used as food or material.
   • Bag or Sack: A container, typically made of coarse fabric or paper, used for packing goods.
   • Tare: The weight of packaging or container, which is deducted to find the net weight of the contents.

2. Adjective:

   • Puffy or Thickened: Describes skin, especially on the face, that appears swollen or thickened, often from sleep or fatigue.

3. Verb:

   • To Compare or To Match: Used, often with a negative connotation, to indicate being comparable or equal to someone or something. It implies rivalry or competition.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Skin/Peel):
  • Gọt bì phật thủ. (To peel the skin of a Buddha's hand fruit.)
  • Luộc bì lợn. (To boil pork skin.)
• Noun (Bag):
  • Đóng gạo vào bì. (To pack rice into sacks.)
• Noun (Tare):
  • Cân trừ bì. (To weigh excluding the tare.)
• Adjective:
  • Ngủ nhiều quá nên mặt bì ra. (He slept so much that his face became puffy.)
• Verb:
  • Tài ấy không ai bì kịp. (No one can match that talent.)
  • Khỏe không ai bì kịp. (Of unmatchable strength.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "bì" is frequently used in the structure "không ai bì kịp" (no one can match/compare to) to express supreme or unparalleled quality.
• As an adjective describing skin, it often carries a negative nuance, suggesting an unhealthy or tired appearance.

Variants and Related Words

• Bì bì (adj): A reduplicated form emphasizing the puffy, thickened state of the skin.
• Da (n): A more general and common word for "skin."
• Túi (n): A more general word for "bag" or "purse."
• So sánh (v): The standard verb for "to compare."

Synonyms

• Noun (Skin): Rind, peel, hide.
• Noun (Bag): Sack, packaging.
• Verb: Compare, rival, match.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Không ai bì kịp: An idiom meaning "incomparable" or "unmatchable."
  • Cô ấy chăm chỉ không ai bì kịp. (Her diligence is unmatchable.)
• Mặt bì ra: A colloquial phrase meaning "to have a puffy/swollen face."
  • Thức khuya xem phim, sáng nay mặt nó bì ra. (He stayed up late watching movies, so his face was puffy this morning.)

noun

1. Skin
   • gọt bì phật thủ to peel the skin of a Buddha's hand
   • tước bì xoan
     to peel the skin of a China tree
2. Packing, bag
   • đóng gạo vào bì
     to pack rice in bags
3. Tare

verb

1. (dùng có kèm ý phủ định)+Matchable, comparable
   • khỏe không ai bì kịp
     of unmatchable strength
   • bì sao được với nó
     no one can bear comparison with him