bán tín bán nghi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半信半疑 (“half-credulous, half-incredulous”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ tin˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˦ ŋi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ tin˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ŋɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ tɨn˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ŋɪj˧˧]

Adjective

bán tín bán nghi

(of a person) skeptical; incredulous

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