tượng

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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(classifier bức, pho) tượng

  1. statue; sculpture
    Cô ta đứng yên như pho tượng.
    She stands like a statue.

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Alternative forms

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Noun

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(classifier con) tượng

  1. (rare, usually humorous) elephant
    Synonym: voi
    ông tượngMr. Elephant; that elephanty
  2. (xiangqi) elephant, a piece labeled with the characters (xiàng, black) and (tướng, red)
  3. (by extension, chess) bishop
See also
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Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
vua hậu xe, xa tượng, tịnh tốt, chốt