biên
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bien"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 邊. Doublet of bên (“side; edge; face”) and ven (“shore; bank; side”).
Noun edit
biên
- (rare, only in fixed expressions) Clipping of biên giới (“frontier”).
- vượt biên trái phép
- to illegally cross the border
- (sports) a boundary
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 編 (“to weave, to plait; to arrange; to edit, to compile”).
Verb edit
biên