bức

See also: buc, BUC, Buç, buč, buć, Buć, bục, and bực

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 15 September 2020

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”).

Verb

bức

force, coerce

Adjective

bức

disturbed, upset, unsettled
Trời bức lắm, có lẽ sắp mưa.
The sky is unsettled; it must be about to rain.
(weather) unbearably hot
Synonyms: oi, oi bức
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 4, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
  Không có lấy một chút gió nhẹ cho đỡ bức.
  There was not the slightest bit of wind to dispel the heat.

See also

Derived terms

bức bách
bức bối (từ láy)
bức hại
nóng bức
oi bức

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幅 (“classifier”).

Classifier

bức

indicates walls, barriers, handwritten letters, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures or statues

See also

tấm

References

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

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