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.
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