bệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (flight of steps to the hall of audience in the imperial palace).

    Noun

    (classifier cái) bệ

    1. pedestal; platform; dais; rostrum; throne
    Derived terms

    See also

    Etymology 2

    Compare .

    Verb

    bệ

    1. (colloquial) to interlard integrally