trắng bệch
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
trắng (“white”) + bệch; the second syllable is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 白 (SV: bạch)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ ʔɓəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓet̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˦˥ ʔɓəːt̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
trắng bệch
- sickly, chalky, pale white (of complexion)