biện minh
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 辨明.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˨ʔ mïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩ʔ mɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˨ mɨn˧˧]
Verb
edit- to make an excuse, to try to justify one's misconduct
- Đừng có mà gân cổ biện minh.
- Don't try to make any excuse [for yourself].