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bạc

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Etymology 1

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From Vietnamese bác (paternal uncle).

Noun

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bạc (Nôm form )

  1. paternal uncle, father's elder brother
    po̱ bạc(polite) uncle
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Etymology 2

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From Vietnamese bạc (silver).

Noun

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bạc

  1. silver
  2. money
    tức bạcgamble
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References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910), Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[3] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Chemical element (edit)
Ag
Atomic number 47
bạc
Classification data
Period 5
Group 11
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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Inherited from Proto-Vietic *baːk (white), a

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (white, SV: bạch). Cognate with Proto-Pong *paːk⁸ (“white”), Pong paːk, Thổ pɐːk⁸. The semantic development “white” > “silver” parallels that of vàng (“yellow” > “gold”).

    Noun

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    bạc (, , )

    1. silver
    2. (informal) money

    Adjective

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    bạc (, , )

    1. silver (either in material or in appearance)
    2. (figurative, of hair) gray
      Tóc thầy bạc trắng như mây.The teacher's hair is gray like clouds.

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    Etymology 2

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      Sino-Vietnamese word from .

      Adjective

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      bạc (, , )

      1. (of fate or life) miserable; ill
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      Etymology 3

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        Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to gamble, SV: bác).

        Noun

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        bạc

        1. short for bài bạc (gambling)
          Đen tình, đỏ bạc.Bad luck in romance brings good luck in gambling.
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