bích

See also: bich, Bich, Bích, and bịch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Reflects the common pronunciation of pích. pích is used in certain math textbooks, but not everyone adheres to them. Most Vietnamese people are incapable of enunciating the onset consonant /p/ because it does not occur in the native and Sino-Vietnamese wordstocks.

Noun

bích

Alternative spelling of pích (“spades”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 碧 (“grue”).

Adjective

bích

(rare) greenish blue

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