nổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pɗuh ~ *pɗuəh ~ *pɗiəs; cognate with Khmer ផ្ទុះ (phtuh, “to explode”), Bahnar pơđôh (“to explode”), Pacoh padóh (“to explode”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [no˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [now˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [now˨˩˦]

Verb

nổ (𫯅)

to explode
(of a ball, balloon, or bubble) to pop
(of a tyre) to burst
(of war) to break out
(of an engine) to backfire
(colloquial, figuratively) to display bravado

Synonyms

(to explode): bùng nổ, nổ bùng

Derived terms

bùng nổ (“to break out”)
khí nổ (“combustive gas”)
máy nổ (“diesel engine”)
nổ bùng (“to burst, to break out”)
nổ chậm (“delayed-action”)
nổ mìn (“to set off a mine”)
nổ ran (“to explode continuously”)
nổ súng (“to fire a gun”)
nổ tung (“to blow up”)
vụ nổ (“explosion”)
Vụ Nổ Lớn (“Big Bang”)

Related terms

(to display bravado): nói xạo, nói phét, nói khoác

References

"nổ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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