bố
Hanoi [ʔɓo˧˦]Huế [ʔɓow˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɓow˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
bố means father.
Chinese characters: 布
Meanings of bố in English
Pronoun
- Northern Vietnam I/me, your father
- Northern Vietnam you, my father
- Northern Vietnam he/him, your/my father
- Northern Vietnam, ironic you, a male who I'm thinking is being stupid
Noun
- burlap; jute fabric
Words with bố
Example sentences with bố
- Tom đã mất cả bố và mẹ. Tom has lost both of his parents.
- Bố tôi đi làm bằng ô tô. Father drives to work.
- Bố đã mua xe máy cho tôi. Father bought me a motorcycle.
- Tôi yêu mẹ tôi và bố tôi. I love my mother and father.
- Bố tôi rất kén chọn đồ ăn. My father is very picky about food.
- Đầu tháng sau bố tôi sẽ về. My father will be back at the beginning of next month.
- Tôi thích đi câu cá với bố. I like going fishing with my dad.
- Bố tôi bảo tôi giữ im lặng. Dad told me to keep quiet.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bố could be written as 布, 𱜮. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Late Proto-Vietic *poːʔ (“father”), related to Chinese 父 (MC pjuX|bjuX) (SV: phụ), likely through a Tai language. Compare Proto-Tai *boːᴮ, whence Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ). Ultimately a nursery word.
Frequently asked questions
What does bố mean in English?
bố (noun) means "father".
How do you pronounce bố?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓo˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓow˦˥]. Tones: bố — rising tone (sắc).
Is bố a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. bố is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 布.