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

gió bấc

1. 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”)