thanh bạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清白, composed of 清 and 白.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

thanh bạch

1. (literary) pure and upright