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bầu

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bầufallinghuyền

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bầu means ovary; rootball.

Classifier: quả, trái — e.g. một quả bầu (one ovary)

Meanings of bầu in English

Noun

  1. ovary (lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules)
  2. rootball
  3. gourd (hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria)
  4. gourd (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)
  5. bulbous bow; bulbous stern
  6. bosom (seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.)

Verb

  1. to elect ≈ tuyển chọn
  2. to vote

Noun

  1. Lagenaria siceraria (calabash vine, bottle gourd)
  2. Any plant of genus Lagenaria
  3. Various varieties of Oryza sativa rice that are usually planted as lúa Chiêm in deep paddies, and are relatively colorful, rather strong, and can be planted in paddies high in alum, for red rice or low-quality rice. ≈ soi

Noun

  1. a space of something
    • Chú chim lượn trên bầu trời.The bird hovers in the sky.
    • Chúng tôi không muốn thở cùng một bầu không khí.We didn't want to breathe the same air.
  2. pregnancy
  3. dialectal womb; baby bump

Adjective

  1. pregnant ≈ thaichửa
  2. used in compounds bulging, plump
    • má bầubulging cheeks

Verb

  1. to be pregnant ≈ có bầu

Words with bầu

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Example sentences with bầu

  • Chúng tôi đã bầu Jack làm chủ tịch. We elected Jack chairman.
  • Bầu cho tôi đi! Vote for me!
  • Cô ấy mang bầu. She is pregnant.
  • Hãy bầu cho tôi! Vote for me!
  • Ông ấy đã được bầu vào Quốc hội vào năm 1970. He was elected to Parliament in 1970.
  • Takaichi đã được bầu làm nữ thủ tướng đầu tiên của Nhật Bản. Takaichi has been elected as the first woman prime minister of Japan.
  • Cựu bộ trưởng bộ năng lượng được bầu làm tổng thống hôm chủ nhật. The former minister of energy was elected president on Sunday.

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, bầu could be written as 蔀, 垉, 瓢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匏 (“gourd”, SV: biều, bào).

Frequently asked questions

What does bầu mean in English?

bầu (noun) means "ovary; rootball".

How do you pronounce bầu?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓəw˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓəw˨˩]. Tones: bầu — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with bầu?

Common classifiers: quả, trái — for example "một quả bầu" (one ovary).

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.