bằng

See also: bang, bàng, bâng, bāng, băng, bảng, and bǎng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓaŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓaŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓaŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 平 (“level; even”; SV: bình), from Proto-Vietic *baŋ (“flat; even”)

Adjective

bằng (平, 評, 甭, 錋)

(of a surface) flat
(poetry, of a tone) being a ngang (“level”) or huyền (“hanging”) tone

Preposition

bằng

(mathematics) equal to; equals
một cộng một bằng hai
one plus one equal to two

Antonyms

(of a tone): trắc

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憑 (“rely on; on the basis of; by the means of; certificate; diploma”).

Noun

bằng

diploma; certificate; license

Synonyms

bằng cấp

Derived terms

bằng cấp (“diploma”)
bằng lái xe (“driver’s license”)

See also

giấy phép

Preposition

bằng

by; by means of
bằng đường bộ ― by land

bằng ô tô ― by car
made of
bức tường bằng gạch
a wall of bricks; a brick wall

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