thưng
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰɨŋ˧˧/
Central
/tʰɨŋ˧˥/
Southern
/tʰɨŋ˧˧/
traditional grain measure
Noun
traditional grain measure
4 senses
Details
4 senses
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Details
4 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
traditional grain measure
Core Actions
A traditional wooden vessel or tool used as a unit of measurement for dry grains.
vi Người xưa dùng thưng để đong gạo.
en Ancient people used a traditional vessel to measure rice.
Sense 2
Noun
quantity in a thung
The specific amount of grain that occupies the entire volume of one traditional measuring vessel.
vi Ông ấy đã mua một thưng thóc.
en He bought a specific quantity of grain measured in a traditional vessel.
Verb
Sense 3
Verb
to partition; to wall off
To create partitions or walls within a house using materials like wooden planks or bamboo.
vi Họ thưng vách ngăn để chia nhỏ căn phòng.
en They partitioned off the room into smaller areas.
Sense 4
Verb
to raise; to lift
To move something to a higher position or to lift an object upward from below.
vi Anh ấy thưng vật nặng lên cao.
en He lifted the heavy object upward.
Form
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Form
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Representative candidate
升
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