bệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陛 (“flight of steps to the hall of audience in the imperial palace”).

Noun

(classifier cái) bệ

  1. pedestal; platform; dais; rostrum; throne

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Compare bê.

Verb

bệ

  1. (colloquial) to interlard integrally
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