Vietnamese
Etymology
Compare Old Chinese 標 (OC *pew).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓew˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓew˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓew˧˧]
Verb
bêu
- to expose to shame; to pillory; to display publicly to humiliate or threaten
- synonym of bêu xấu (“to shame; to dishonour”)
Derived terms
Adjective
bêu
- (colloquial) shameful; disgraceful