bù nhìn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Element "nhìn" is likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 人 (SV: nhân).”

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓu˨˩ ɲin˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊw˦˩ ɲin˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊw˨˩ ɲɨn˨˩]

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) bù nhìn

scarecrow
Synonym: bẹo chim
(figuratively, politics) puppet

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