bộc phát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爆發.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ faːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ faːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ faːk̚˦˥]

Verb

bộc phát

1. to break out; explode; burst out

   Nạn đói bộc phát ở ... ― A famine broke out in ...

Usage notes

• For "to explode, to burst" in the literal and physical sense, see nổ.