biến

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bien"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Verb

    biến

    1. to turn into; to change into
    2. to vanish

    Noun

    biến

    1. (literary) an emergency
    2. (sciences, chiefly mathematics) clipping of biến số (variable)

    Interjection

    biến

    1. (fiction) I shall transform with magic
      Synonym: hô biến
    2. (impolite) get lost; beat it
      Synonyms: phắn, cút, xéo

    Derived terms