bao biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 褒貶 (“to praise and censure”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ʔɓim˦˥]

Verb

bao biếm

1. (archaic, rare) to praise and censure; to judge (neutrally); to criticize (evenly)