bôn ba

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奔波.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓon˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Verb edit

to scurry; bustle; rush around

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