bự

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɓɨ˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓɨ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓɨ˨˩˨] browser voice

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bựheavynặng

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bự means big; great; influential.

Meanings of bự in English

Adjective

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam big (in size or importance); great; influential ≈ to lớn
of skin on the face covered (with something); filled (with); thick (with)

Words with bự

bự đùng

Example sentences with bự

Những con chó bự hơn những con mèo. Dogs are bigger than cats.
Japan không bự bằng Canada. Japan is not as big as Canada.
Nếu có tiền tôi sẽ mua một mảnh đất cỡ bự. If I ever had the money, I'd buy a gigantic plot of land.

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, bự could be written as 被. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does bự mean in English?

bự (adjective) means "big; great; influential".

How do you pronounce bự?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓɨ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓɨ˨˩˨]. Tones: bự — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.