gió bấc

Vietnamese

Etymology

gió +‎ bấc, non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 北 (“north”, SV: bắc).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔ˧˦ ʔɓək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɔ˦˥ ʔɓək̚˦˥]

Noun

northern wind during the winter months in Northern Vietnam

See also

gió nồm (“south(east) wind”)
gió may, gió heo may (“northern wind during the late summer-autumn months”)

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