Etymology

From bài ("writing, piece of writing") and hát ("to sing").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːj˨˩ haːʔt̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːj˧˧ haːʔk̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːj˨˩ haːʔk̚˦ˀ˥]