bạch thoại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白話.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ tʰwaːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɓat̚˨˩ʔ tʰwaːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɓat̚˨˩˨ tʰ(ʷ)aːj˨˩˨]

Noun

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  1. (rare) empty words; meaningless talk
  2. vernacular language, especially of Chinese

Verb

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  1. (rare) to talk nonsense
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