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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暴白.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɓat̚˨˩˨]

Verb

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1. to bare (one's heart); to speak frankly