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