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bê

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bêlevelngang

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bê means calf; young bovine.

Classifier: con — e.g. một con bê (one calf)

Meanings of bê in English

Noun

  1. calf, young bovine
    • thịt bêveal

Interjection

  1. onomatopoeia The cry of a calf

Verb

  1. to carry with both hands
  2. colloquial to interlard

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter B/b. ≈ bê bò
  2. The name of the Latin script letter P/p.

Words with bê

bê bòbê bếtbê bốibê thabê tôngbê đê

Synonyms and antonyms of bê

Synonyms

bờphê

Example sentences with bê

  • Người bê-đu-anh sống trong sa mạc. Bedouins live in the desert.

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, bê could be written as 𠶎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

Frequently asked questions

What does bê mean in English?

bê (noun) means "calf; young bovine".

How do you pronounce bê?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓe˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓej˧˧]. Tones: bê — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with bê?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con bê" (one calf).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.