buông

See also: buồng, bương, bướng, and bưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: phóng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
    • Homophone: buôn (South Vietnam)
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Verb

    buông • (𢭾, , 𢶻, , , 𦀋, 𱽐, 𱠍)

    1. to release from one's hand
      buông rèmto lower the blind/the curtain

    Derived terms