bí danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秘 (“secret”) and 名 (“name”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓi˧˦ zajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˨˩˦ jɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˦˥ jan˧˧]

Noun

(chiefly espionage) an alias

See also

bí mật
mật danh
bút danh (“penname”)
nghệ danh (“stage name”)
biệt danh

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