bích

See also: bich, Bich, Bích, and bịch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Reflects the common pronunciation of pích. pích is used in certain math textbooks, but not everyone adheres to them. Most Vietnamese people are incapable of enunciating the onset consonant /p/ because it does not occur in the native and Sino-Vietnamese wordstocks.

Noun

bích

  1. alternative spelling of pích (“spades”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 碧 (“grue”).

Adjective

bích

  1. (rare) greenish blue
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