bàng quan
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 旁觀 (“to be an onlooker”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kwaːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ kwaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˧˧]
- Homophone: bàng quang
Adjective edit
- (formal) indifferent to something that is not to be taken lightly, such as a serious social problem, someone else's accident, etc.; apathetic
- Synonym: thờ ơ
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with bàng quang (“bladder”).