bồng

noun  

• Slender waisted tomtom, hourglass-shaped tomtom
  • thắt cỏ bồng
    to be slender at the waist, to have a slender waist

verb  

• To swell, to puff
  • nước sôi bồng lên
    the boiling water swelled
  • chiếc áo bồng vai
    a puff-sleeved dress
  • tóc chải bồng
    to wear one's hair in puffs, to puff one's hair
  • lớn bồng
    to shoot up

• To carry in one's arms
  • bồng trẻ dắt già
    to carry the young and guide the old