bế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˦˥]

Verb

bế • (嬖)

1. 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”)