bượp

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 乏 (SV: phạp).

    Regarding the second meaning below, this seems to be a rare case of semantic reversal.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəp̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəp̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəp̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    bượp

    1. (obsolete) few, pauce, insufficient
      Synonyms: thiếu, ít
    2. (rare) profitable, cheap and plentiful
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