bế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˦˥]

Verb

bế • (嬖)

to hold and/or carry (a person, especially an infant, or an animal, with your forearms in front of your torso)
Synonym: bồng

bồng bế ― to hold and/or carry, generally speaking

bế em ― to hold a baby

See also

nhấc (“to lift off the ground”)
cõng (“to give a piggy-back”)

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