bích
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Reflects the common pronunciation of pích. pích is used in certain math textbooks, but not everyone adheres to them. Most Vietnamese people are incapable of enunciating the onset consonant /p/ because it does not occur in the native and Sino-Vietnamese wordstocks.
Noun edit
bích
- Alternative spelling of pích (“spades”)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 碧 (“grue”).
Adjective edit
bích
- (rare) greenish blue