bòng bong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蓬蓬 (“overgrown; unkempt”, SV: bồng bông).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˩ ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier quả, trái, cây) bòng bong • (𣠑𤂧)

  1. a climbing fern, of the species Lygodium flexuosum
    Synonyms: thòng bong, dương vong, thạch vĩ dây
  2. (by extension) any climbing ferns the genus Lygodium

Noun

bòng bong • (𣠑𤂧)

  1. split bamboo fibers; bamboo shavings
  2. (figurative) a mess; jumble
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