"bốn bể" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔɓon˧˦ ʔɓe˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓej˧˨] [Huế], [ʔɓoŋ˦˥ ʔɓej˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-bốn bể.wav
Etymology: bốn (“four”) + bể (“sea; ocean”), calque of Chinese 四海 (tứ hải, “four seas”). Etymology templates: {{af|vi|bốn|bể|t1=four|t2=sea; ocean}} bốn (“four”) + bể (“sea; ocean”), {{cal|vi|zh|四海||four seas|nocap=y|tr=tứ hải}} calque of Chinese 四海 (tứ hải, “four seas”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} bốn bể, {{vi-noun}} bốn bể
  1. the seas around China
    Sense id: en-bốn_bể-vi-noun-B~YiEJ8Y Categories (other): Seas Disambiguation of Seas: 42 19 39
  2. (literary, possibly obsolete) the four oceans, the Pacific, the Indian, the Atlantic and the Arctic Tags: literary, obsolete, possibly
    Sense id: en-bốn_bể-vi-noun-66Su-Xl- Categories (other): Four, Oceans, Seas Disambiguation of Four: 9 47 43 Disambiguation of Oceans: 12 53 35 Disambiguation of Seas: 42 19 39
  3. (literary) the whole world Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-bốn_bể-vi-noun-lC2s7MJC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Four, Seas Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 68 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 63 Disambiguation of Four: 9 47 43 Disambiguation of Seas: 42 19 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bốn biển, tứ hải Related terms: năm châu bốn bể
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