Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 報告 (“to report, to inform”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːw˧ˀ˦ kaːw˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːw˩ˀ˧ kaːw˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːw˦ˀ˥ kaːw˦ˀ˥]