bòn
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓɔ̤n˨˩/
Central
/ɓɔŋ˧˧/
Southern
/ɓɔŋ˨˩/
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save bit by bit
Verb
save bit by bit
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
save bit by bit
Core Actions
To carefully collect and save small amounts of something over time to accumulate a larger quantity or supply.
vi Cô ấy bòn từng đồng lẻ để mua sách.
en She saved every small bit of money to buy books.
Sense 2
Verb
squeeze money
To unfairly or dishonestly obtain money from someone, often by using pressure, persuasion, or exploitative methods.
vi Hắn ta cố gắng bòn tiền của người nghèo.
en He tried to squeeze money from the poor.
Parts
盆
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Parts
盆
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
盆
Candidates by syllable
bòn
盆（𢱔）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
bôn / bồn / bón / bốn …
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bôn / bồn / bón / bốn …
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