bài chòi

Vietnamese

Etymology

bài (classifier for compositions) +‎ chòi (“hut”), literally “hut song”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩ t͡ɕɔj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˦˩ t͡ɕɔj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩ cɔj˨˩]

Noun

bài chòi

1. a performance art usually associated with Central Vietnam