bổ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *buuh. Cognate with Khmer ពុះ (puh).

Verb

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bổ ()

  1. to split firewood by the axis of each log
    bổ củito split firewood
  2. to chop a piece of fruit, especially a large one, by its axis to divide it into smaller pieces for consumption
    bổ dưato chop a watermelon
  3. (North Central Vietnam) to trip and fall onto the ground
    Synonyms: ngã,

Adverb

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bổ

  1. (of falling) quickly and heavily to the ground

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (to supplement).

Adjective

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bổ

  1. (of food, drink or nutritional supplements, compatible with following Sino-Vietnamese elements) healthy; wholesome
    thuốc bổa nutritional supplement
    bổ phổi/phếgood for one's lungs
    bổ máu/huyếtgood for one's blood
    (of activities) vô bổunhelpful; unproductive

Etymology 3

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See vỗ. This is a form that did not undergo lenition.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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bổ

  1. (obsolete) Southern Vietnam form of vỗ
    • 1895, Huình Tịnh Của, Đại Nam Quấc âm tự vị:
      滇 Xan. n.
       []
      Sóng ― sóng bổ, sóng đánh.
      滇 Xan. n.
       []
      Sóng ― the waves hitting the shore.
    • 1909, Nguyễn Liên Phong, “Bà-Rịa”, in Nam Kỳ phong tục nhơn vật diễn ca:
      Làng Phước-hãi, lưới bạc muôn, Ở theo mé biển tuy buồn mà vui.
      Buồn nghe sóng bỗ từ hồi, Vui vì đông đão tới lui chĩnh tề.
      At the village of Phước-hãi, [although] the nets are always silvery [due to the reflection from fishscales], living by the sea has its ups and downs.
      The repetitive sound of the waves hitting the shore brings you down, [but] the constant throngs of people coming and leaving lifts you up.