bức
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]
- Homophone: bứt
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 逼 (“force”).
Adjective
bức
- disturbed, upset, unsettled
- Trời bức lắm, có lẽ sắp mưa.
- The sky is unsettled; it must be about to rain.
- Trời bức lắm, có lẽ sắp mưa.
- (weather) unbearably hot
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 4
- Không có lấy một chút gió nhẹ cho đỡ bức.
- There was not the slightest bit of wind to dispel the heat.
- Không có lấy một chút gió nhẹ cho đỡ bức.
- Synonyms: oi, oi bức
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 4
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 幅 (“classifier”).
Classifier
bức
- indicates to walls, barriers, handwritten letters, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures or statues
See also
References
- "bức" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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