bật mí

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bí mật (“secret”), generated through the nói lái process, with semantic influence from bật (“to switch on”) and mí (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ mi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ mɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ mɪj˦˥]

Verb

bật mí

  1. to reveal (a secret, an unknown fact, a tip)
    bật mí bí mật ― reveal the secret

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