bạc

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Vietnamese bác (paternal uncle).

Noun

bạc ()

  1. paternal uncle, father's elder brother
    po̱ bạc(polite) uncle
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Vietnamese bạc (silver).

Noun

bạc

  1. silver
  2. money
    tức bạcgamble
Synonyms

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Ag
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From Proto-Vietic *baːk (white), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (white, SV: bạch); cognate with Proto-Pong *paːk⁸ (“white”), Pong paːk, Thổ pɐːk⁸. The semantic development “white” > “silver” parallels that of vàng (“yellow” > “gold”).

Noun

bạc (, , )

  1. silver
  2. (informal) money

Adjective

bạc (, , )

  1. silver (either in material or in appearance)
  2. (figurative, of hair) gray
    Tóc thầy bạc trắng như mây.The teacher's hair is gray like clouds.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Adjective

bạc (, , )

  1. (of fate or life) miserable; ill
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to gamble, SV: bác).

Noun

bạc

  1. Short for bài bạc (gambling).
    Đen tình, đỏ bạc.Bad luck in romance brings good luck in gambling.
Derived terms