bình dân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 平民.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓïŋ˨˩ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˦˩ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩ jəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

bình dân

  1. like a commoner; informal
    Synonym: dân dã
    ăn mặc kiểu bình dân ― to dress informally
    nếp sống bình dân ― informal way of life
  2. popular, including a degree of informality
    văn chương bình dân ― popular literature
    tiếng nói bình dân (figuratively) ― popular voice
  3. (by extension, of services) cheap; inexpensive
    cơm bình dân ― cheap rice meal

Noun

bình dân

  1. (collective) commoners
  2. short for bình dân học vụ
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.