"bê bò" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩] [Huế], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: bê ("B/b") + bò. Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} bê bò, {{vi-noun}} bê bò
  1. (colloquial) B/b; an expression for making clear the difference between b and p, due to the fact that the phoneme /p/ does not exist as an onset consonant in Vietnamese native phonology; literally "'b' as in 'bò'" Tags: colloquial Related terms: pê phở, bê phở
    Sense id: en-bê_bò-vi-noun-VqPK6gGz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
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        "3": "",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) B/b; an expression for making clear the difference between b and p, due to the fact that the phoneme /p/ does not exist as an onset consonant in Vietnamese native phonology; literally \"'b' as in 'bò'\""
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "pê phở"
        },
        {
          "word": "bê phở"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bê bò"
}
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  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bê bò",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bê bò",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bê bò"
}

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