bức

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buc"

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 15 September 2020

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]
• Homophone: bứt (Southern Vietnam)

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 逼 (“force”).

Verb

bức

1. force, coerce

Adjective

bức

1. disturbed, upset, unsettled

   Trời bức lắm, có lẽ sắp mưa.

   The sky is unsettled; it must be about to rain.

2. (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

1. 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)