bán tín bán nghi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半信半疑 (“half-credulous, half-incredulous”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ tin˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˦ ŋi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ tin˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ tɨn˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ŋɪj˧˧]

Adjective

bán tín bán nghi

  1. (of a person) skeptical; incredulous
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