bện

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bện • (絆, 辮, 𥾽)

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

See also

• tết