bày

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Hanoi [ʔɓaj˨˩]Huế [ʔɓaj˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

bàyfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

bày means to arrange; to dispose; to display.

Meanings of bày in English

Verb

to arrange; to dispose; to display

Words with bày

bày biện bày đặt bày tỏ bày vẽ giãi bày phô bày phơi bày trình bày trưng bày bày trí

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bày could be written as 𫕾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 排 (“to arrange”, SV: bài).

Frequently asked questions

What does bày mean in English?

bày (verb) means "to arrange; to dispose; to display".

How do you pronounce bày?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩]. Tones: bày — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.