buông

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
  • Homophone: buôn (South Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

buông • (𢭾, , 𢶻, , , 𦀋, 󱖮, 󰇵)

  1. to release from one's hand
    buông rèmto lower the blind/the curtain

Derived terms