phẳng

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [faŋ˧˩]Huế [faŋ˧˨]Saigon [faŋ˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

phẳngdippinghỏi

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

phẳng means flat; level; even.

Meanings of phẳng in English

Adjective

flat; level; even
- núi ngầm chóp phẳngguyot (flat-tipped seamount)

Words with phẳng

bằng phẳng đồng phẳng mặt phẳng phẳng lặng phẳng lì phẳng phiu san phẳng sòng phẳng

Example sentences with phẳng

Nó phẳng. It's flat.
Tôi mới mua một cái ti vi màn hình phẳng bốn mươi in. I just bought a 40 inch flat screen television.

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, phẳng could be written as 旁, 徬, 塝, 滂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 平 (“level; even”, SV: bình). Doublet of bằng and bình.

Frequently asked questions

What does phẳng mean in English?

phẳng (adjective) means "flat; level; even".

How do you pronounce phẳng?

IPA: Hanoi [faŋ˧˩]; Saigon [faŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: phẳng — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.