bầu bạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

bầu +‎ bạn possibly from Sino-Vietnamese 陪伴.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˦˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

bầu bạn

1. friends (generally speaking)

Verb

bầu bạn

1. (colloquial) to make friends