bao biếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 褒貶 (to praise and censure).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ʔɓim˦˥]

Verb

bao biếm

  1. (archaic, rare) to praise and censure; to judge (neutrally); to criticize (evenly)