Vietnamese
Etymology
bấu (“to pinch”) + chí (“to reach”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩˦ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˦˥ cɪj˦˥]
Verb
bấu chí • (㨐至)
- (rare) to pinch; to knead
- (rare, figurative) to fight; to quarrel