bốc
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Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
bốc means to make up.
Meanings of bốc in English
Verb
- to pick something up with hand
- ăn bốcto eat with hands
- to make up (a traditional medicine prescription) ≈ cắtcânhốt
- to exhume and move (a corpse) to another place
- bốc mộto relocate a tomb
- of fire, smoke; steam etc.; smoke; steam etc. to steam, to vaporize
- of emotions to rise up; to surge
- colloquial, of plants to develop well
- abbreviation, colloquial short for bốc đồng
Adjective
- enthusiastic
Noun
- a type of vase used to clean intestines
Noun
- a type of haircut
Noun
- boxing
- đấm bốcto box
Noun
- dialectal a handful
Noun
- dialectal a beer cup of about 1/4 litre
Words with bốc
Example sentences with bốc
- Bạn bốc mùi ghê quá. You smell terrible.
- Khói khi đó đang bốc lên từ ống khói. Smoke was rising from the chimney.
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, bốc could be written as 卜, 扑. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *poːk (“handful”). Related to vốc (“handful”).
Frequently asked questions
What does bốc mean in English?
bốc (verb) means "to make up".
How do you pronounce bốc?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: bốc — rising tone (sắc).