Definition

1. Noun:

   • A period of time: Refers to a specific, often short, division of the day, such as a shift or part of the day (e.g., day-time, night-time).
   • A board, committee, or team: An organized group of people responsible for a specific task or function.
   • A rash: A skin eruption or spots, often symptomatic of an illness like measles.
   • A ball: A spherical object used in games.
   • The Bauhinia tree: A type of tree belonging to the legume family, known for its white flowers, common in Northwestern Vietnam.

2. Verb:

   • To bestow, to confer, to grant: To give something, often an award or a gift, formally to someone of a lower status.

3. Adjective (obsolete/colloquial):

   • Broken down: Refers to a machine or vehicle that has suddenly stopped working (from the French panne).

Usage Examples

• Noun (period):

  • ban ngày (day-time)
  • ban đêm (night-time)
  • Vụ cướp xảy ra giữa ban ngày ban mặt. (The robbery happened in broad daylight.)

• Noun (group):

  • ban nhạc (music band)
  • Ban quản trị họp vào sáng thứ Hai. (The management board meets on Monday morning.)

• Noun (rash):

  • Đứa trẻ bị sốt phát ban. (The child has a fever with a rash.)

• Noun (ball):

  • Quả ban quần vợt (a tennis ball)

• Verb:

  • Nhà vua ban thưởng cho các chiến sĩ. (The king bestowed rewards upon the soldiers.)

Advanced Usage

• "rõ như ban ngày": An idiom meaning "as clear as daylight," used to describe something very obvious or easy to understand.
  • Sự thật ấy rõ như ban ngày. (That truth is as clear as daylight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ban bệ (n): A collective term for administrative boards or bodies; the apparatus of an office.
• Ban phát (v): To distribute, to hand out (often gifts, alms).
• Ban thưởng (v): To award, to give a reward.
• Ban chiều (n): The afternoon period.

Synonyms

• Period: shift, part (of the day).
• Group: committee, team, panel, board.
• Rash: skin eruption, spots.
• Ball: sphere.
• Bestow: confer, award, grant.

Related Idioms

• Ban ngày ban mặt: In broad daylight; used to emphasize an event happening openly and brazenly.
• Sốt phát ban: To have a fever accompanied by a rash (common term for measles or similar illnesses).

noun

1. Time
   • ban ngày
     day-time
   • ban đêm
     night-time
   • rõ như ban ngày
     as clear as daylight
   • ban ngày ban mặt
     in broad daylight
   • vụ cướp ly kỳ ấy xảy ra giữa ban ngày ban mặt
     that newsworthy hold-up happened in broad daylight
2. (y học) Rash
3. Ball
4. (thực vật) Bauhinia
5. Shift
   • nhận ban