biệt

See also: biet and biết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 別 (“to divide; to leave; special”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

biệt

  1. to part with; to leave; to separate

Adjective

biệt (diminutive reduplication biền biệt)

  1. vanished; disappeared; without a trace

Derived terms

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