bằng

Etymology
From. .

Noun

 * 1) diploma

Etymology 1

 * originally the Northern reading. Its distribution likely already extended beyond Northern Vietnam by the time Vietnamese started to be written down in the Latin script. See also, the current chief form used in compounds and the main form in placenames in Southern Vietnam.

The expected reading of the Northern form would be *bềnh, which is unattested. Compare pairs such as vs.,  vs. ,  vs..

It is sometimes claimed that this form is due to the taboo of the title (Bắc Bình/Bằng vương) of Quang Trung, but this is demonstrably false as  (as well as, ) is attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the dialects of Northern Vietnam.

Adjective

 * 1)  flat
 * 2)  being a  or
 * 3)  carrying a bằng tone
 * 4)  equal to
 * 5)  congruent to
 * 1)  congruent to
 * 1)  congruent to

Usage notes

 * Both the and  are equivalent of Chinese, which involved a steady level pitch. In Sino-Vietnamese morphemes, the  tone was placed on Middle Chinese syllables that began with a  or , and the  tone was placed on syllables that began with a.

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) diploma; certificate; license; degree

Preposition

 * 1) by; by means of
 * 2) made of
 * 1) made of
 * 1) made of
 * 1) made of

Verb

 * 1)  to count (on), to depend (on)

Etymology 3
. See also.

Noun

 * 1)  (chim ~)  , a giant mythical bird
 * 2) * , ch. 1. English translation by ; Vietnamese translation by
 * Biển Bắc có con cá gọi là cá côn, mình dài không biết mấy ngàn dặm. Nó biến thành con chim gọi là chim bằng, lưng rộng không biết mấy ngàn dặm.
 * In the Northern Ocean there is a fish, the name of which is Kun - I do not know how many li in size. It changes into a bird with the name of Peng, the back of which is (also) - I do not know how many li in extent.