bạch thoại
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 白話.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ tʰwaːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ tʰwaːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]
Noun
bạch thoại
- (rare) empty words; meaningless talk
- vernacular language, especially of Chinese
Verb
bạch thoại
- (rare) to talk nonsense