bình bầu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 評 (“to appraise”) and 褒 (“to commend”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔɓəw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]
Verb
bình bầu
- to choose (by collective appraisal); to select (after evaluating the options)
- (figuratively) to vote; to elect