biện minh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 辨明.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˨ʔ mïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩ʔ mɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˨ mɨn˧˧]

    Verb

    biện minh

    1. to make an excuse, to try to justify one's misconduct
      Đừng có mà gân cổ biện minh.
      Don't try to make any excuse [for yourself].
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