bành
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓa̤jŋ˨˩/
Central
/ɓan˧˧/
Southern
/ɓan˨˩/
howdah
3 senses
Noun
howdah
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
howdah
Core Actions
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
personal name
A proper name for a person or character.
vi Tên ông ấy là Bành.
en His name is Bành.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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.