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˦˥]

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Noun

bá tánh

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

See also

• làm dâu trăm họ