bá tánh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam) bách tính

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百姓, composed of 百 (“hundred”) and 姓 (“family name”), with the Southern reading of both characters.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ tajŋ̟˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ tɛɲ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ tan˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Noun

(Chinese fiction) the commoners; the common folk; the citizens

See also

làm dâu trăm họ

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