bèo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Related to Chinese 薸 (OC *bew).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, lá, miếng) bèo

duckweed

Derived terms

Derived terms

bánh bèo

Adjective

bèo (phonemic reduplicative bèo bèo)

(slang) cheap, low quality

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