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cào bằng

verb
Hanoi [kaːw˨˩ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]Huế [kaːw˦˩ ʔɓaŋ˦˩]Saigon [kaːw˨˩ ʔɓaŋ˨˩] browser voice
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Meanings of cào bằng in English

Verb

  1. to see something/somebody as uniform and of no diverse grades or classes ≈ đánh đồng
    • Ở đâu ra cái thói cào bằng ăn không của người khác vậy?Where on earth brings about the habit of seeing others as yourself and stealing stuff?

Etymology

cào (“to dig out”) + bằng (“for the same”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce cào bằng?

IPA: Hanoi [kaːw˨˩ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]; Saigon [kaːw˨˩ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]. Tones: cào — falling tone (huyền), bằng — falling tone (huyền).

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