bắt chợt

Vietnamese

Etymology

bắt (“to catch; receive”) +‎ chợt (“suddenly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ t͡ɕəːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ cəːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

bắt chợt • (𫐴𡂒)

1. (dated, rare) to discover unexpectedly; to notice suddenly; to catch (an occurrence)