bán khai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半 and 開.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ xaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ xaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ xaːj˧˧]

Adjective

bán khai

1. (literary, derogatory) under-developed; half-civilized