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bật hơi

verb
Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ həːj˧˧]Huế [ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ həːj˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ həːj˧˧] browser voice
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bật hơi means to aspirate.

Meanings of bật hơi in English

Verb

  1. to aspirate
    • âm tắc đôi môi bật hơi vô thanhvoiceless aspirated bilabial stop
    • Tiếng Việt trung đại có ba âm bật hơi, trong đó chỉ có /tʰ/ được lưu giữ đầy đủ trong mọi phương ngữ.Middle Vietnamese had three aspirated consonants, among those only /tʰ/ is preserved intact in all dialects.

Etymology

bật + hơi.

Frequently asked questions

What does bật hơi mean in English?

bật hơi (verb) means "to aspirate".

How do you pronounce bật hơi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ həːj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ həːj˧˧]. Tones: bật — heavy tone (nặng), hơi — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.