bát
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bát means bowl.
Meanings of bát in English
Noun
- bowl
Noun
- sideburns
Verb
- Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated to steer (a boat) rightward
Words with bát
Synonyms and antonyms of bát
Antonyms
Example sentences with bát
- Đã tới lượt Mary phải rửa bát. It's Mary's turn to wash the dishes.
- Sa-bát bắt đầu vào tối thứ Sáu. Shabbat begins on Friday evening.
- Đã đến lượt Mary rửa bát. It's Mary's turn to wash the dishes.
- Tôi xem TV sau khi tôi rửa bát. I watched TV after I washed the dishes.
- Bát cháo này nóng quá. The porridge is too hot.
- Rửa bát đi. Wash the dishes.
- Hôm nay tôi đã rửa một chậu đầy bát ba lần. I washed a sink full of dishes three times today.
- Lúc đó, Tom quét sàn phòng bếp trong khi Mary rửa bát. Tom swept the kitchen floor while Mary washed the dishes.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Usage note: bát
bát is the Northern word for "bowl" (rice bowl, soup bowl). In the South, the same thing is chén (for small bowls) or tô (large bowl, like a pho bowl).
- Cho tôi hai bát phở. — Two bowls of pho, please. (North; South: hai tô phở)
- rửa bát — wash the dishes (North)
- một bát cơm — a bowl of rice
Size words for bowls of noodles: bát to / bát nhỏ (North), tô lớn / tô nhỏ (South). Some pho shops also say tô đặc biệt — the special, large bowl with everything.
Unrelated: bát is also the Sino-Vietnamese "eight" in some compounds: bát giác — octagon; bát quái — the eight trigrams.
Regional pair: bát (North) / chén (South). Both are understood everywhere, especially in cities.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 缽 (“earthen bowl”), ultimately from Sanskrit पात्र (pātra).
Frequently asked questions
What does bát mean in English?
bát (noun) means "bowl".
How do you pronounce bát?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]. Tones: bát — rising tone (sắc).
Is bát a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. bát is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 缽.
What classifier is used with bát?
Common classifiers: chiếc, cái — for example "một chiếc bát" (one bowl).