chỉ bảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

chỉ (“to point”) +‎ bảo (“to tell”). Compare 指 (zhǐ, “chỉ”) and 報／报 (bào, “báo”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˨ ʔɓaːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]

Verb

chỉ bảo • (扺𠸒)

1. to advise; to instruct; to coach