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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白話.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ tʰwaːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ tʰwaːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]

Noun

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1. (rare) empty words; meaningless talk
2. vernacular Chinese

Verb

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1. (rare) to talk nonsense