bụng

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See also: bung

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *buːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *buŋ() ~ *buuŋʔ. Cognate with Khmer ពុង (pung), Mon ဗုၚ် (pɜ̀ŋ), Thai พุง (pung).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) bụng ()

  1. belly
  2. (figurative) feelings, personality
    tốt bụng
    goodhearted
    • 1920, Trần Trọng Kim, Việt Nam sử lược, Quyển II, Trung Bắc Tân Văn, page 139
      Tự đó vua Chiêu-thống trong bụng buồn-bã rầu-rĩ, không dám nói đến việc xin binh nữa.
      From then on, Emperor Chiêu Thống felt morose and did not dare mention requesting more troops anymore.

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