bòng bong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蓬蓬 (“overgrown; unkempt”, SV: bồng bông).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˩ ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier quả, trái, cây) bòng bong • (𣠑𤂧)

1. a climbing fern, of the species Lygodium flexuosum

   Synonyms: thòng bong, dương vong, thạch vĩ dây

2. (by extension) any climbing ferns the genus Lygodium

Noun

bòng bong • (𣠑𤂧)

1. split bamboo fibers; bamboo shavings
2. (figurative) a mess; jumble