trắng bệch

Vietnamese

Etymology

trắng (“white”) +‎ bệch; the second syllable is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 白 (SV: bạch)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ ʔɓəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓet̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˦˥ ʔɓəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trắng bệch

  1. sickly, chalky, pale white (of complexion)
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