bán khai
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 半 and 開.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ xaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ xaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ xaːj˧˧]
Adjective edit
- (literary, derogatory) under-developed; half-civilized