tượng

See also: tường, tướng, tưởng, and tương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 像.

Noun

(classifier bức) tượng

statue

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 象.

Noun

(classifier con) tượng

(xiangqi) elephant, a piece labeled with the characters 象 (black) and 相 (tướng, red)
(by extension, chess) bishop

See also

Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)

vua	hậu	xe, xa	tượng	mã	tốt, chốt

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