bīn
槟
plant name (betel palm); place name (Penang)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesDefinition
used in 'bīngláng' (betel palm/areca nut); place name 'Bīngchéng' (Penang)
Almost always appears in compound words like '槟榔' or the place name '槟城'. The variant '梹' is archaic. This reading is less common than 'bīng'.
Bīn槟
chéng城
shì是
mǎ马
lái来
xī西
yà亚
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
chéng城
shì市
。
Penang is an important city in Malaysia.
Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
bīn槟
láng榔
zhòng种
zhí植
yè业
hěn很
fā发
dá达
。
The betel nut cultivation industry here is very developed.