bĩu

See also: biu, bìu, biù, bíu, and bịu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiw˨˩˦]

Verb

bĩu • (𠶓, 哹, 𠼼)

1. to purse (scornfully); to pout

   bĩu môi chê đắt

   to pout one's lips and complain that the thing is too dear

   môi bĩu ra

   one's lips were pouted

   bĩu môi bĩu mỏ

   to pout and purse one's lips

References

• "bĩu" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)