trắng bệch

Vietnamese

Etymology

trắng (“white”) +‎ bệch; the second syllable is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 白 (SV: bạch)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ ʔɓəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓet̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˦˥ ʔɓəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trắng bệch

sickly, chalky, pale white (of complexion)

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