biên
See also: bien, biển, biến, biện, and Bien.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 邊. Doublet of ven.
Noun
biên
- (rare, only in fixed expressions) Clipping of biên giới (“frontier”).
- vượt biên trái phép
- to illegally cross the border
- (sports) a boundary
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 編 (“to weave, to plait; to arrange; to edit, to compile”).
Verb
biên
- to jot down
- to write