biếu
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓiəw˧˥/
Central
/ɓiə̰w˩˧/
Southern
/ɓiəw˧˥/
give respectfully
Verb
give respectfully
2 senses
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to give respectfully
Core Actions
To formally and respectfully give a gift, typically to someone of higher social status or age.
vi Tôi mua một ít trà ngon để biếu ông bà nhân dịp năm mới.
en I bought some good tea to give respectfully to my grandparents for the New Year.
Noun
Sense 2
Noun
protrusion (dialect)
A Northern Vietnamese dialect spelling of the word 'bướu', referring to a protrusion or lump on the body.
vi Anh ta có một cái biếu nhỏ ở trên cổ.
en He has a small lump on his neck.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
俵
Candidates by syllable
biếu
𧶫
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.