bá tánh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

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˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ tan˦˥]
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Noun

bá tánh

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

See also

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