biến cải

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 變改. Literary "syllable metathesis" derivative of cải biến.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ kaːj˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ kaːj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ kaːj˨˩˦]

    Verb

    biến cải

    1. (uncommon, literary) to transform; to change

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