bán tín bán nghi
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 半信半疑 (“half-credulous, half-incredulous”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ tin˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˦ ŋi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ tin˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ tɨn˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ŋɪj˧˧]
Adjective[edit]
- (of a person) skeptical; incredulous