bán tín bán nghi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半信半疑 (“half-credulous, half-incredulous”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ tin˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˦ ŋi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ tin˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ tɨn˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ŋɪj˧˧]

Adjective

bán tín bán nghi

1. (of a person) skeptical; incredulous