buôn
Hanoi [ʔɓuən˧˧]Huế [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
buôn means to deal in; to trade in.
Meanings of buôn in English
Verb
- to deal in; to trade in
- slang, as in buôn chuyện to gossip ≈ tám
Noun
- village of a minor ethnic group, especially one of the Rade people or other peoples of the Central Highlands
Words with buôn
Example sentences with buôn
- Hắn là kẻ buôn thuốc phiện. He's a drug dealer.
- Ông ấy là một người buôn thuốc phiện. He's a drug dealer.
- Anh ta là một người buôn thuốc phiện. He's a drug dealer.
- Sami ép Layla làm đồng phạm buôn thuốc cấm. Sami forced Layla to be a drug mule.
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, buôn could be written as 奔, 𧶭, 𫬩. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 販 (“to deal in; to trade in”, SV: phiến).
Frequently asked questions
What does buôn mean in English?
buôn (verb) means "to deal in; to trade in".
How do you pronounce buôn?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓuən˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]. Tones: buôn — level tone (ngang).