bê bò

See also: bebo

Vietnamese

Etymology

bê ("B/b") + bò.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓe˧˧ ɓɔ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓej˧˧ ɓɔ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓej˧˧ ɓɔ˨˩]

Noun

(colloquial) B/b; an expression for making clear the difference between b and p, due to the fact that the phoneme /p/ does not exist as an onset consonant in Vietnamese native phonology; literally "'b' as in 'bò'"

Related terms

pê phở, bê phở

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