bống

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

bống

1. Short for cá bống.
   • 南國方言俗語備錄 Nam quốc phương ngôn tục ngữ bị lục (Records of the Southern nation's local proverbs and common sayings), folio 13b

     𩸮固肝𩸮魥固肝魥

     Bống có gan bống, bớp có gan bớp.

     The goby has gobyʹs liver; the cobia has cobiaʹs liver.