bích

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bich"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Reflects the common pronunciation of pích. pích is used in certain math textbooks, but not everyone adheres to them. Most Vietnamese people are incapable of enunciating the onset consonant /p/ because it does not occur in the native and Sino-Vietnamese wordstocks.

Noun

bích

alternative spelling of pích (“spades”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 碧 (“grue”).

Adjective

bích

(rare) greenish blue

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cơ	rô	pích, bích	nhép, tép, chuồn