cầm bằng
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̤m˨˩ ɓa̤ŋ˨˩/
Central
/kəm˧˧ ɓaŋ˧˧/
Southern
/kəm˨˩ ɓaŋ˨˩/
Listen
what if
Adverb
what if
3 senses
2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Meaning
3 senses
Adverb
Sense 1
Adverb
what if
Discourse & Logic
The phrase what if is used to ask about a possible situation or to consider the consequences of a hypothetical event.
vi Cầm bằng trời mưa thì chúng ta sẽ ở nhà.
en What if it rains, we will stay home.
Sense 2
Adverb
what if
What about if is an expression used to suggest a possibility or to ask for an opinion on a hypothetical situation.
vi Cầm bằng nếu anh ta không đến vào ngày mai thì sao?
en What if he doesn't come tomorrow?
Conjunction
Sense 3
Conjunction
as if
The phrase as if is used to describe something in a way that suggests it is similar to another situation or condition.
vi Anh ấy cư xử cầm bằng như mình là chủ ở đây.
en He behaves as if he were the boss here.
Parts
cầm / bằng / 琴凭
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Parts
cầm / bằng / 琴凭
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
琴凭
Candidates by syllable
cầm
琴（扲 / 禽 / 𨆓）
bằng
凭
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
dương cầm / thiên cầm / cổ cầm / tây ban cầm …
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Use
dương cầm / thiên cầm / cổ cầm / tây ban cầm …