bán khai
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 半 and 開.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ xaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ xaːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ xaːj˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]- (literary, derogatory) under-developed; half-civilized