bằng

See also: bang, bāng, bǎng, bàng, bâng, and băng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 平 (“level; even”, SV: bình), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Vietic *baŋ (“flat; even”)

Adjective

bằng • (平, 評, 甭, 錋)

1. (of a surface) flat
2. (mathematics) equal to

   một cộng một bằng hai

   one plus one equal to two

3. made of

   bức tường bằng gạch

   a wall made of bricks; a brick wall

4. by, by means of

   bằng đường bộ ― by land

   bằng ô tô ― by car

5. (poetry, of a tone) being a ngang (“level”) or huyền (“hanging”) tone

Derived terms

• đồng bằng
• công bằng

Antonyms

• (of a tone): trắc

Etymology 2

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Noun

bằng

1. diploma; certificate; license

Derived terms

• bằng cấp (“diploma”)
• bằng lái xe (“driver’s license”)

Synonyms

• bằng cấp

See also

• giấy phép