bạc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bac"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: bạt
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Ag
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From Proto-Vietic *baːk (“white”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 白 (“white”, SV: bạch); cognate with Proto-Pong *paːk⁸ (“white”), Pong paːk, Thổ pɐːk⁸. The semantic development “white” > “silver” parallels that of vàng (“yellow” > “gold”).

Noun

bạc • (白, 鉑, 礴)

silver
money

Adjective

bạc • (白, 鉑, 礴)

silver (either in material or in appearance)
(figurative, of hair) gray
Tóc thầy bạc trắng như mây. ― The teacher's hair is gray like clouds.

Derived terms

bạc má (“tit bird”)
bạc xỉu
đầu bạc răng long
đồng bạc (“money”)
giấy bạc (“tinfoil; banknote”)
màn bạc (“silver screen”)
thợ bạc
tiền bạc (“money”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 薄.

Adjective

bạc • (泊, 萡, 薄)

(of fate or life) miserable; ill

Derived terms

bạc bẽo (“ungrateful”)
bạc đãi (薄待, “to mistreat”)
bạc hà (薄荷, “mint”)
bội bạc (背薄, “ungrateful”)
đạm bạc (淡薄, “plain; modest”)
phụ bạc (負薄, “to betray”)
tệ bạc (弊薄, “ungrateful”)

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 博 (“to gamble”, SV: bác).

Noun

bạc

Short for bài bạc (“gambling”).
Đen tình, đỏ bạc. ― Bad luck in romance brings good luck in gambling.

Derived terms

con bạc (“gambler”)
cờ bạc (“gambling”)
đánh bạc (“to gamble”)
sòng bạc (“casino”)

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