bình bầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 評 (“to appraise”) and 褒 (“to commend”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔɓəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]

Verb

bình bầu

to choose (by collective appraisal); to select (after evaluating the options)
(figurative) to vote; to elect

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