bạch chỉ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ cɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白芷 (“Angelica dahurica”).

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa) bạch chỉ

1. Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)

   rễ bạch chỉ ― Dahurian angelica roots

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白紙 (“blank paper”)

Noun

bạch chỉ

1. (Buddhism) a state of mental clarity