ong
Pronunciation
Northern
/awŋ˧˧/
Central
/awŋ˧˥/
Southern
/awŋ˧˧/
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bee
Noun
bee
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
bee Animals & Plants
Animals
A winged insect that often lives in colonies; some kinds make honey or sting people.
vi Một con ong đã đậu lên bông hoa trong vườn nhà tôi.
en A bee landed on a flower in our garden.
Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 蜂
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Parts
Inherited from Proto-Vietic / 蜂
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
蜂
Candidates by syllable
ong
蜂（螉）
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.
Similar
ong óng / ong chúa / ong thợ / ong ruồi …
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Similar
ong óng / ong chúa / ong thợ / ong ruồi …
Use
ăn ong / con ong / mật ong / ong ong …
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Use
ăn ong / con ong / mật ong / ong ong …