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Vietnamese language Vietnamese ( vi, tiếng Việt, links=no) is an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic language originating from Vietnam where it is the national language, national and official language. Vietnamese is spoken natively by over 70 million people, ...

surname, which means "

white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

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"Surname Bạch"
Retrieved on 26 January 2016. The name is transliterated as Bai in

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

, and as Baek (also often spelled Baik, Paek or Paik) in Korean. Bach may be an anglicized variation of Bạch. The surname may refer to: * Bạch Liêu (1236–1315), Vietnamese official * Bạch Hưng Khang (born 1942), Vietnamese scientist * Bạch Thái Bưởi (1874–1932), Vietnamese businessman *

Bạch Xuân Nguyên Bạch Xuân Nguyên ( 白春元, died 1833) was an official of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam. After the death of Lê Văn Duyệt, the viceroy of southern Vietnam in 1832, the emperor Minh Mạng, who was involved in a power struggle with Du ...

(died 1833), Vietnamese official *

Trần Bạch Đằng Trần Bạch Đằng (born Truong Gia Trieu) (1926 – April 16, 2007) was a key figure in planning the 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and was the leader of Communist forces in Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital, during that ...

(1926–2007), Vietnamese politician

Other uses

Bạch Hổ oil field The Bạch Hổ oil field (White Tiger oilfield) is a major oil field in the Cuu Long basin of the East Sea located offshore due east of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The field contains major reserves hosted within highly fractured granitic basem ...

Bạch Long Vĩ island Bạch Long Vĩ island is located in the Gulf of Tonkin, about halfway between Haiphong (Vietnam) and Hainan Island ( China). The island is an offshore district of Haiphong city. Fishing comprises the majority of economic activity in the Gulf o ...

* Bạch Mã National Park *

Battle of Bạch Đằng (disambiguation) There have been three Battles of Bạch Đằng recorded in the history of Vietnam: *Battle of Bạch Đằng (938) between the Vietnamese commanded by Ngô Quyền and troops of the Southern Han. This battle resulted in the complete independence o ...

Trúc Bạch Lake Trúc Bạch Lake (Vietnamese: ) is one of the many lakes in the city of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is known outside Vietnam as the site where future United States politician John McCain landed during the Vietnam War after being shot down. ...

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