bích

See also: bich, Bich, Bích, and bịch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) 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

1. Alternative spelling of pích (“spades”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 碧 (“grue”).

Adjective

bích

1. (rare) greenish blue