bình

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 瓶.

(classifier cái, chiếc) bình

1. vase
2. pot
3. vessel, container

Sino-Vietnamese word from 評.

bình

1. (literary) to declaim, to recite

Originally the Southern form, now also the chief form in Sino-Vietnamese compounds. Compare also the Northern form bằng.

bình

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 平

bình

1. (historical, chiefly in civil service examination grading) satisfactory
   • Việt Nam phong tục "Local Customs of Vietnam"),

     Trong ba kỳ đều thông cả, ai có ưu, bình thì mới được dự vào kỳ phúc hạch.

     Those who passed all three rounds and had either excellent (ưu) or satisfactory (bình) evaluations were allowed to participate in the final re-examination (phúc hạch).