bàn tán

Vietnamese

Etymology

bàn +‎ tán.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˨˩ taːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ taːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ taːŋ˦˥]

Verb

bàn tán

  1. to discuss (in a widespread and inconclusive way); to debate; to chatter; to jabber