bản tính

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, mixed reading) bản tánh
  • (Southern Vietnam, dated) bổn tánh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 本性.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bản tính

  1. inherent nature; character