bần cùng

adjective Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [ʔɓən˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩]Huế [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ kʊwŋ͡m˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

bầnfallinghuyền cùngfallinghuyền

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bần cùng means extremely poor; impoverished.

Chinese characters: 貧窮

Meanings of bần cùng in English

Adjective

extremely poor, impoverished

Idioms and sayings with bần cùng

bần cùng sinh đạo tặc — poor people are going to do what they must to get by

Example sentences with bần cùng

Bần cùng sinh đạo tặc. Poverty is the root of all evil.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貧窮.

Frequently asked questions

What does bần cùng mean in English?

bần cùng (adjective) means "extremely poor; impoverished".

How do you pronounce bần cùng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓən˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩]. Tones: bần — falling tone (huyền), cùng — falling tone (huyền).

Is bần cùng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bần cùng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 貧窮.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.