bàn cờ
noun
Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˨˩ kəː˨˩]Huế [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ kəː˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kəː˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
bàn cờ means chessboard; checkerboard.
Meanings of bàn cờ in English
Noun
- chessboard; checkerboard
Example sentences with bàn cờ
- Một bàn cờ vua có 64 ô vuông bằng nhau nằm theo lưới 8x8. A chess board has 64 squares of equal size in an 8x8 grid.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bàn cờ could be written as 盤𬄯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Frequently asked questions
What does bàn cờ mean in English?
bàn cờ (noun) means "chessboard; checkerboard".
How do you pronounce bàn cờ?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˨˩ kəː˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kəː˨˩]. Tones: bàn — falling tone (huyền), cờ — falling tone (huyền).