bặt thiệp

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bạt thiệp

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 跋涉 (SV: bạt thiệp).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˨ʔ tʰiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˨˩ʔ tʰiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˨˩˨ tʰip̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

bặt thiệp

1. (literary) charismatic with one's interpersonal social skills; courteous; well-mannered; engaging; urbane; sociable