bỉnh bút

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秉筆.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïŋ˧˩ ʔɓut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˧˨ ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩˦ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

bỉnh bút

1. (rare) to take pen to paper; to write

Noun

bỉnh bút

1. (rare) writer; editor; journalist