bạc phơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

bạc +‎ phơ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ fəː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ fəː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨ fəː˧˧]

Adjective

bạc phơ

  1. all white; snowy; grey-headed; grey-haired; hoary
    ông cụ tóc bạc phơ ― a snowy-haired old man
    • 1969, Xuân Giao, “Em mơ gặp Bác Hồ [I dream of meeting Uncle Hồ]”:
      Đêm qua em mơ gặp Bác Hồ
      Râu Bác dài, tóc Bác bạc phơ
      Last night I dreamed of Uncle Hồ
      His beard was long, his hair was hoary
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