trắng bệch

Vietnamese

Etymology

trắng (“white”) +‎ bệch; the second syllable is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 白 (SV: bạch)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ ʔɓəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓet̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˦˥ ʔɓəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trắng bệch

1. sickly, chalky, pale white (of complexion)