biếc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 碧 (SV: bích).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓiək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓiək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

biếc (碧) (fully reduplicated form biêng biếc)

bluish green; azure blue

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