Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Element "nhìn" is likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: nhân).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) bù nhìn

  1. scarecrow
    Synonym: bẹo chim
  2. (figuratively, politics) puppet