biếc

See also: biec and Bieć

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 碧 (SV: bích).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiək̚˦˥]
Homophone: biết (southern Vietnam)

Adjective

biếc • (碧) (diminutive reduplication biêng biếc)

bluish green; azure blue
mắt biếc
bluish green eyes

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