bán tín bán nghi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 半信半疑 (half-credulous, half-incredulous)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ tin˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˦ ŋi˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ tin˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ tɨn˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ŋɪj˧˧]

    Adjective

    bán tín bán nghi

    1. (of a person) skeptical; incredulous