bện

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese / (SV: biện).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bện • (, , 𥾽)

  1. to plait, to twist (rope, hair, etc.)

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