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bành

Pronunciation Northern /ɓa̤jŋ˨˩/ Central /ɓan˧˧/ Southern /ɓan˨˩/
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howdah
Noun
howdah
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
howdah

A type of seat or a carriage placed on an elephant's back.

vi Du khách ngồi trên bành voi để tham quan.

en Tourists sit on the howdah to go sightseeing.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
to swell

The act of causing something to swell in size or extend.

vi Con ếch bành to bụng khi hít thở.

en The frog swells its belly when breathing.

Proper noun

Sense 3 Proper noun
surname from Chinese

A surname from Chinese.

vi Thầy giáo dạy toán của tôi họ Bành.

en My math teacher is surnamed Bành.

Parts
彭
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
彭
Candidates by syllable
bành 膨(澎 / 彭)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
bảnh / bánh / bạnh / bành tô …
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Use
chành bành / tam bành / ghế bành / nổi cơn tam bành …
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