bạch thoại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白話.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ tʰwaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ tʰwaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]

Noun

bạch thoại

(rare) empty words; meaningless talk
vernacular language, especially of Chinese

Verb

bạch thoại

(rare) to talk nonsense

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