hạ bệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 下 and 陛.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haː˧˨ʔ ʔɓe˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ʔ ʔɓej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩˨ ʔɓej˨˩˨]

Verb

hạ bệ

1. (colloquial) to knock someone off his pedestal; to topple

Anagrams

• bệ hạ