bê bò
See also: bebo
Vietnamese
Etymology
bê ("B/b") + bò.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩]
Noun
bê bò
- (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