bán khai
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 半 and 開.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ xaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ xaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ xaːj˧˧]
Adjective
bán khai
- (literary, derogatory) under-developed; half-civilized