tượng

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

(classifier bức, pho) tượng

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Alternative forms

Noun

(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
Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)
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vua hậu xe, xa tượng, tịnh tốt, chốt