The Vietnamese word for north is
phía bắc
Translations for north and their definitions
| phía bắc | |
| 1. n. north side | |
| 2. n. northern direction |
| Bắc | |
| 1. Proper noun. vi-propn, head=Bắc | |
| 2. Proper noun. given name, male, from=Chinese | |
| 3. Proper noun. northern Vietnam | |
| Tôi có ra ngoài Bắc, ở gần mười năm. - I went up north (Vietnam) and lived for almost ten years. | |
| 4. adj. north; northern | |
| 5. v. to place things so that you can climb them to reach a higher spot | |
| bắc thang - to place a ladder so you can climb it | |
| Bắc thang lên mà hỏi ông trời ! - Go get a ladder and ask the heavenly lord! / How in the whole wide world should I know!? | |
| bắc ghế lên bàn - to put a chair on top of a table so you can stand on it | |
| 6. v. to place a pot or pan onto a stove, or to take it off it | |
| bắc nồi xuống - to take the pot off the stove |
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